Cumby hasn't had much luck against Como-Pickton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cumby Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Como-Pickton Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Cumby has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Cumby is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 12-1 to Como-Pickton.
For Como-Pickton's part, DANE OUD was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave OUD a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, BENJAMIN BREWER was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. QUINCY GOODWIN was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Five bases.
Como-Pickton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cumby only posted an OBP of .227.
The victory (which was Como-Pickton's third in a row) raised their record to 3-12. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 15 runs. As for Cumby, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
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