Bangs had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Coleman Bluecats onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. This was payback for Bangs, who suffered a 6-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Kenny Cole's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zack Ferguson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Coleman's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Salas, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
Bangs has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Coleman, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6-1.
Bangs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Coleman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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