McPherson is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Carl Albert. The McPherson Bullpups fell 12-7 to the Carl Albert Titans. McPherson has struggled against Carl Albert recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Carter Bengtson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Carl Albert's side, Samuel Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tanner Norman and Easton Perkins did most of the damage at the plate: Norman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Perkins got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Mason Novotny was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
McPherson's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Carl Albert, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-6.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Blue Valley Southwest the next time they take the field. Carl Albert will head out to face Blue Valley Southwest at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, while McPherson will play them later in the day, at 1:00 p.m.
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