MacArthur came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 13-1 to the Bowie Volunteers. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cardinals, who until this matchup were averaging 3.43 runs allowed.
MacArthur got a good showing from Julian Tovar, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, MacArthur saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Cruz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Cardinals
| 02/28/25 vs Bowie | 1-13 |
| 02/27/25 vs Mansfield Timberview | 1-0 |
| 02/27/25 vs Haltom | 7-4 |
| 02/24/25 vs Trimble Tech | 7-2 |
| 02/22/25 @ Anna | 6-0 |
MacArthur moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bowie, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
MacArthur wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-0 victory against Sam Houston on the 28th. As for Bowie, they will be taking part in a tournament against Denton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Denton: 3.1, Bowie: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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