If Antlers was riding high off their 9-2 takedown of Kingston last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Antlers Bearcats fell just short of the Durant Lions by a score of 6-4 on Thursday.
Keaton Kellum was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kellum was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Kellum wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Case Moore, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Like Antlers, Durant also got a great game from a two-way player: Reid Thompson. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddox Arnold was excellent, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
Antlers' loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Durant, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-14.
Antlers will take on Eufaula at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Durant, they are on the road again on Monday to play Memorial at 3:30 p.m.
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