For the second straight game, Pendleton will face off against Travelers Rest. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Devildogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pendleton will face Travelers Rest after dropping another heartbreaker against Travelers Rest on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Devildogs by a score of 6-5. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Devildogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Bradley Runion was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Runion wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Reeves, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
The win (which was Travelers Rest's third in a row) raised their record to 10-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Pendleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
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