After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last six games, Decatur finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of the Enumclaw Hornets by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Golden Gators' first of the season.
Hunter Buol spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Decatur saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Decatur fell to 12-1-1. As for Enumclaw, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
While Decatur had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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