After four games on the road, Purcell is heading back home. They will take on the Pauls Valley Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Purcell was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bridge Creek.
Deaken Dobbins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Dobbins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dobbins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Dobbins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Page, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pauls Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. Their rough 10-1 defeat to Cache might stick with them for a while.
Purcell's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Pauls Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
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