Durant extended their losing streak to nine on Monday, dropping them down to 11-11. They fell 4-0 to the McAlester Buffaloes. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Buffaloes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
As for McAlester, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-10. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For McAlester's part, not much got past Denver Durant, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Durant off the board. Durant has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McAlester saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon McKinney, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI. Gavin Brumley also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
While Durant 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 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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