Thursday just wasn't the day for East Bay's offense. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Durant Cougars on Thursday. East Bay has struggled against Durant recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Michael Mowel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was S Dowe, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Durant's side, Gehrig Graham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Devin Suero, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Morales, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
East Bay's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Durant, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
East Bay will head out on the road to challenge Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bloomingdale: 3.6, East Bay: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Durant, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lennard at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lennard: 3.3, Durant: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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