Durant fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against East Bay on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-1 back in March.
Durant got a good showing from Haydn May, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits May has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, Brady Kelley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Cougars
| 04/08/25 vs East Bay | 6-9 |
| 04/07/25 @ Chamberlain | 6-3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 16-2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Plant City | 4-1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Newsome | 2-4 |
The defeat snapped Durant's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-7 record. As for East Bay, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Durant will host Plant at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for East Bay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians are facing the Patriots at the right time seeing as the Patriots are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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