On Saturday, the Memorial Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Denton Broncos 4-2. That's two games straight that Memorial has won by exactly two runs.
For Denton's part, they got a good showing from Joseph Oliphant, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Denton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Oliver, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double. Cooper Felts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Denton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-11.
Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Denton, they will be playing at home against Lake Dallas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lake Dallas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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