Rector came into this matchup off a tough 15-run loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the East Poinsett County Warriors by a score of 10-8 on Thursday. The Cougars just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Rector's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East Poinsett County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Rector will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Marmaduke at 4:30 p.m. on the 31st. Marmaduke has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.25 runs per game on average), something Rector will no doubt try to take advantage of. East Poinsett County has already played their next match (against Osceola), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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