After flying high against Church Point last Saturday, Pine Prairie came back down to earth. The Pine Prairie Panthers fell just short of the Red River Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
For Red River's part, they got a great performance from Aston Hester as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Hester has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Red River's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Moore, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Pine Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Red River, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pine Prairie by a score of 6-2.
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