Pepperell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Temple Tigers as they made off with an 8-2 win. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 11-1 win on Friday.
Sam Ross
| 04/17/26 vs Temple | 10 |
| 04/17/26 vs Temple | 0 |
| 04/13/26 vs Callaway | 3 |
| 04/09/26 vs Trion | 5 |
| 04/03/26 @ Model | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Madoc Garcia and Sam Ross made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garcia tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ross struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. At bat, Garcia went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double, while Ross went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Ross has become a key player for Pepperell: the team is 11-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chance Hopper, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. Pepperell is undefeated when Hopper posts two or more runs, but 5-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Chris Alphin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Pepperell's victory bumped their record up to 18-12. As for Temple, they are on a 23-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-25.
As of now, neither Pepperell nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.
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