Grand Prairie fell victim to Bowie and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Bowie Volunteers. Grand Prairie's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Grand Prairie saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Rangel, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Grand Prairie didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bowie only tossed five.
On Bowie's side, Roman Ortega was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.2 innings pitched. Ortega has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ortega was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayson Wheeler was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Jaxon Turner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Grand Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Bowie, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season.
While Grand Prairie had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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