Another split week for Neepawa Cubs

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

It was another week of ‘win some, lose some’ for the Neepawa Cubs, though in a perhaps more unexpected way than usual. The Cubs vanquished the previously unbeaten Plumas Pirates in their mid-week game on June 21, by a 6-1 score. This highest of highs for Neepawa was followed up, however, with a bit of a dud in Minnedosa, as the Cubs fell to the first year Mavericks on Friday, June 23, by the score of 6-2.

The Neepawa win versus the Pirates proved to be another pitching masterpiece from Garett Rempel, who went a full seven innings for the complete game victory (Editor’s note: A Santa Clara League complete game is seven innings, as opposed to the standard nine innings). Rempel allowed just one run on three hits and struck out six.

Rylan Denbow was charged with the loss for Plumas, despite a solid effort himself out on the mound. He had six strikeouts as well, and allowed just four hits over five innings. Solid atbats for Rempel and Cody Pasowisty helped overcome Denbow’s effort though, leading to the Cubs’ victory. The Plumas loss dropped