Nezperce fell victim to Troy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Troy Trojans. Nezperce has not had much luck with Troy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Troy's part, Cooper Trout made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Trout was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Troy got a massive performance out of Makhi Durrett, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Durrett has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Stoner, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Nezperce's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Troy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Nezperce will be playing in front of their home fans against Kendrick at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kendrick is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Nezperce will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Troy, they will challenge Prairie at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Troy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Prairie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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