West Perry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 12-7 to the James Buchanan Rockets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West Perry of the 5-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For James Buchanan's part, Drew Crouse made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Crouse has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crouse was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Parker Summers and Hayden Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Summers scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Sanchez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Jimmy Bell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
West Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for James Buchanan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
West Perry will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against East Juniata at 4:00 p.m. East Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. James Buchanan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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