James Buchanan and Big Spring pushed the score to 12-10 the last time they played Big Spring, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Rockets fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
James Buchanan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Crouse, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for James Buchanan and nudges their season record down to 5-4-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Big Spring, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. James Buchanan will challenge rival Waynesboro at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Big Spring is set to take on their familiar foe Boiling Springs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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