On Friday, McPherson faced Blue Valley Southwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The McPherson Bullpups lost 18-5 to the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves. McPherson was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Blue Valley Southwest apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Isaac Barnett was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brody Seidl, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
This is the second loss in a row for McPherson and nudges their season record down to 13-6. As for Blue Valley Southwest, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
McPherson will head out on the road to face off against Mulvane at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mulvane is on a five-game streak of home wins, McPherson a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Blue Valley Southwest will take on Blue Valley at TBD on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Blue Valley Southwest: 3.8, Blue Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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