After four games on the road, Purcell is heading back home. They will take on the Little Axe Indians at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Purcell was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They suffered a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bridge Creek.
Deaken Dobbins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Dobbins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dobbins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Dobbins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Page, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Little Axe is still looking for their first win of the season after 16 contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of Lexington on Monday.
Purcell's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Little Axe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Purcell took their win against Little Axe when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 11-0. Does Purcell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Little Axe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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