The Durant Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the West Liberty Comets on Thursday. The last four games Durant has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Durant had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against West Liberty. That's two games in a row now that Durant has lost by just one run.
Colby Gast was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Gast was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charlie Huesmann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryan Wulf, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Durant's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for West Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
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