It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pottsboro can now relate to. They fell just short of the Whitesboro Bearcats by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bearcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2019.
Matthew McCullough
| 05/08/25 @ Whitesboro | 13 |
| 05/01/25 vs Mount Vernon | 12 |
| 04/22/25 @ Gunter | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Blue Ridge | 13 |
| 04/01/25 vs Bells | 18 |
Matthew McCullough put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
In other batting news, Brady Wynn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Pottsboro's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-8-1. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Whitesboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
While Pottsboro 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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