The Era Hornets will face off against the Perrin-Whitt Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perrin-Whitt took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Era, who comes in off a win.
Era headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Bellevue let them put that streak behind them. Era blew past Bellevue 15-1 on Monday. The Hornets not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 11, 2024.
Brady Barnes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Barnes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayes Fugate, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Stevens, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Era was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, while it was Perrin-Whitt who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Lipan who put up more. Perrin-Whitt lost 10-1 to Lipan.
Perrin-Whitt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Richerson, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Perrin-Whitt's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Era, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-3.
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