Oglethorpe County dropped to 9-5 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Commerce Tigers, falling 6-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Patriots were not able to get on the board.
As for Commerce, the win got them back to even at 7-7. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
For Commerce's part, not much got past Michael Purvis, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Oglethorpe County off the board. With that strong performance, Purvis is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rivers West, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Raettig, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Oglethorpe County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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