After flying high against Ash Fork last Thursday, Duncan came back down to earth. The Duncan Wildkats wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-2 walloping at the hands of the Globe Tigers on Friday.
Duncan saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taygan Jensen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jensen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On Globe's side, Russell Long was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Long was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Globe got a massive performance out of Daniel Ramos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Cesar Tarango was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Duncan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Globe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
Duncan is on the road again on Saturday to play Salome at 4:00 p.m. Duncan has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Globe, they will head out on the road to square off against San Tan Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Tan Foothills is on a five-game streak of home losses, Globe a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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