North Crowley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-2 walloping at the hands of the Weatherford Kangaroos. That's two games in a row now that North Crowley has lost by exactly 13 runs.
For Weatherford's part, they got a great performance from CJ Thornton as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Thornton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Weatherford let Bryce Smith and Colton Mcclure loose on the outfield. Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Mcclure went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cory Pantoja, who scored three runs and stole three bases.
North Crowley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-2. As for Weatherford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season.
While North Crowley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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