West Memphis fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Armorel on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Armorel Tigers by a score of 6-5. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Caleb Kuhn put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Kuhn was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cyrone Madison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashard Vornes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Memphis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Armorel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Looking ahead, West Memphis will take on Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Armorel, they are taking a road trip to take on Piggott at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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