On Saturday, Derby faced Bishop Carroll in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Derby Panthers fell just short of the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles by a score of 2-0. Derby's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Derby got a good showing from Nick Martinez, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Even though they lost, Derby didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Bishop Carroll's side, Braxton Martin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over eight innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bishop Carroll saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Purvis, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Derby fell to 4-1. As for Bishop Carroll, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Derby will square off against Goddard at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Derby is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Bishop Carroll, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Southeast at 4:30 p.m. Bishop Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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