The St. Paul Buckaroos will be playing at home against the Nestucca Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Paul sitting on four straight wins and Nestucca on seven.
St. Paul is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Vernonia (and have done all season long). St. Paul blew past Vernonia 14-4.
Meanwhile, Nestucca won against Gaston on Tuesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Nestucca came out on top against Gaston by a score of 14-10.
Kenneth Blackburn Iii and Nolen Hurliman made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Blackburn Iii pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hurliman pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Blackburn Iii has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Blackburn Iii scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hurliman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Jensen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brady Hurliman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Paul's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Nestucca, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
St. Paul took their victory against Nestucca in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-3. Does St. Paul have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nestucca turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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