The Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves were flawless in weekend bantam AAA baseball action, downing the Okotoks Dawgs Red 10-6 and defeating Sherwood Park 9-7.
Carter O’Donnell had a single and double and drove in three runs against Okotoks, while Brad Pope contributed a single and a two-run triple.
On the Red Deer mound, Kelsey Lalor worked two and two-thirds innings — allowing four runs on one hit, eight walks and one strikeout — and Andrew MacCuaig gave up two runs on four hits, two walks and two strikeouts while throwing the final four and one-third innings.
In the win over Sherwood Park, Pope had two singles, stole three bases and scored twice, and MacCuaig and Zach Olson each stole three bases and drove in a run.
Pope started on the Braves mound and gave up five runs on four hits and one walk over two and two-thirds innings, while Jordan Muirhead worked the final four and one-third innings, allowing two runs on five hits.
Pope also fanned three batters and hit three, with Muirhead recording four strikeouts while hitting one batter.