It was a good run, but Bucklin unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Spearville Lancers by a score of 2-1. Bucklin was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Spearville's pitchers proved too tough.
Lucas Kirk was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Bucklin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Bowman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bucklin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bucklin fell to 10-1. As for Spearville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bucklin beat Spearville by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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