For the second straight game, Purcell will face off against Cache. The Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Purcell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Purcell is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cache just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
For Cache's part, Jett Pineda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Cache saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Gillispie, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Gillispie has posted since back in March.
The victory (which was Cache's third in a row) raised their record to 11-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Purcell, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
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