The Walters Blue Devils will take on the Purcell Dragons at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Walters after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 10-7 to Canute.
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JOHN JONES made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. GAGE SANSOME was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Purcell won against Plainview on Wednesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Purcell's pitcher stepped up to hand Chandler a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Parker Page made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last five matches. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Purcell got a massive performance out of Casey Billingsley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was Billingsley's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Deaken Dobbins, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Purcell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Purcell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Walters' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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