Broken Bow dropped to 8-4 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 10-2 to the McAlester Buffaloes. The Savages were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Buffaloes' pitchers proved too tough.
As for McAlester, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
For McAlester's part, Lucas Johns spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, McAlester let Cole Leybas and Brody Parker run wild. Leybas got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Parker got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Those two stolen bases gave Leybas a new career-high. Another player making a difference was John Marchant, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Broken Bow and McAlester should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. The Savages (ranked 84th) will meet Muldrow (ranked 298th) at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, McAlester will challenge Glenpool at 6:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (79 vs. 291).
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