Monday just wasn't the day for Mulvane's offense. They fell 3-0 to the McPherson Bullpups on Monday. It was the first time this season that Mulvane let down their fans at home.
For McPherson's part, Logan Beede tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. Beede has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carter Bengtson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brody Seidl, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mulvane's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3-2. As for McPherson, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mulvane will take on Andover Central on Wednesday. Mulvane's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Andover Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McPherson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Andale on Monday. McPherson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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