Pearce entered their tilt with MacArthur with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the MacArthur Cardinals on Saturday as they made off with an 8-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Pearce, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Braydon Stout tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Pearce got a big performance out of Sam Kinder, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Nathan Kinder was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
On MacArthur's side, Victor Camarillo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Pearce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for MacArthur, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9.
Pearce will be playing in front of their home fans against Richardson at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pearce is on a three-game streak of home wins, Richardson a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for MacArthur, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Highlands at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. MacArthur's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lake Highlands' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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