Carl Albert came tearing into Friday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the McAlester Buffaloes as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Carl Albert, who have now won 15 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Cole Dunlap looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Carl Albert let Samuel Gonzalez and Tanner Norman loose on the outfield. Gonzalez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Norman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Easton Perkins, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
On McAlester's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Lesnau, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Carl Albert is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for McAlester, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-11 record this season.
Carl Albert is on the road again on Saturday to play Coweta at 12:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coweta: 3.1, Carl Albert: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for McAlester, they will head out on the road to face off against Collinsville at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Collinsville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so McAlester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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