St. Marys made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Punxsutawney, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Flying Dutch fell just short of the Chucks by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Flying Dutch in their meetings with the Chucks: they've now lost six in a row.
Ben Reynolds made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
St. Marys' defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Punxsutawney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Marys will square off against DuBois Central Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Punxsutawney, they will venture away from home to take on Clarion Area at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Chucks 3.3, the Bobcats 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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