The Dove Creek Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dove Creek is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Dove Creek had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Nucla.
Jonathan Purkat and Trevan Ivie did some serious damage despite the final result: Purkat scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Ivie scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cael Beanland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Montezuma-Cortez's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Alamosa by a score of 6-5.
Easton Pixler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cory Carver, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Dove Creek's record is now 5-8. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their record is now 8-8.
Montezuma-Cortez's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Dove Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Montezuma-Cortez, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Dove Creek keep running through batters, or will Montezuma-Cortez buck the trend?
Dove Creek might still be hurting after the 27-1 defeat they got from Montezuma-Cortez in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Dove Creek, Evan LaMunyon (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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