The Bolton Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bolton has now lost 16 straight dating back to last season, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 1.
Bolton came into this matchup off a tough 16-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Overton by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday.
Ethan Graham made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Even though they lost, Bolton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overton only posted an OBP of .481.
Meanwhile, everything went Raleigh-Egypt's way against Melrose on Wednesday as Raleigh-Egypt made off with a 20-7 victory.
Raleigh-Egypt now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bolton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Bolton couldn't quite get it done against Raleigh-Egypt in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 15-10. Can Bolton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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