Towers extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 26 on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-18. They came up short against the McNair Mustangs, falling 13-3. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 10-3 loss two weeks ago.
Amaury Barksdale made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Demarcus Broughton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for McNair, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-9-2 record. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for their hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
On McNair's side, Joseph Ray made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Ray has become a key player for McNair: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8-2 otherwise. Ray was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last nine matchups.
In other batting news, McNair got a massive performance out of Kevin Andrews, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Andrews has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of DaMarcus Alphabet, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Towers will face off against rival Putnam County at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, McNair is set to take on their familiar foe Jasper County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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