Baseball Recap: Purcell Beats Shawnee for Their Third Straight Victory

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

03/15/25 @ Wayne	15
03/06/25 @ McLoud	14
03/27/25 @ Walters	12
03/24/25 vs Chandler	12
04/03/25 @ Shawnee	10

Purcell lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Shawnee, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's game. The Dragons put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Brody Walkup made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Casey Billingsley and Cash Cook did most of the damage at the plate: Billingsley scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Cook scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Those four hits gave Billingsley a new career-high. Cooper Selman was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

Purcell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory was the third in a row for Purcell, bringing their record up to 12-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Shawnee, they dropped their record down to 1-16 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Purcell will welcome Wynnewood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Shawnee, they will head out to face off against Pauls Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.