Cabool extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 15 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-14 in the process. They lost 8-0 to the Houston Tigers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Houston, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Houston's part, Aaden Scantlin and Shaun Buck were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Scantlin pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Buck kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Houston is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. At the plate, Scantlin went 3-for-4 with two runs, while Buck went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those two runs gave Scantlin a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Ethan Carter was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Cabool and Houston could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Bulldogs will take on Fordland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (467 vs. 207). Meanwhile, Houston (ranked 325th) will meet Ava (ranked 149th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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