Crowley County dropped their record down to 10-10 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 9-0 to the Byers Bulldogs. Considering the last time the Chargers couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
As for Byers, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Byers' part, Jack Earl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Earl also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Byers is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8 otherwise. Earl was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, Gabe Price was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Byers: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-6 otherwise. Carson Gaudot was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Crowley County will head out on the road to challenge Rocky Ford at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Chargers are facing the Meloneers at the right time seeing as the Meloneers are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Byers, they will host Fort Lupton at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bluedevils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.85 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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