Wright City dropped their record down to 10-10 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Duchesne Pioneers. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Pioneers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Duchesne, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For Duchesne's part, they got a great performance from Gavin Moffitt as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Moffitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jack Burle was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2024. Alex Hopf also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Wright City and Duchesne should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Wellsville-Middletown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (247 vs. 506). Meanwhile, Duchesne (ranked 71st) will meet Winfield (ranked 326th) at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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