Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Wheatland Pirates
El Dorado is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Wheatland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The El Dorado Cougars will take on the Wheatland Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
El Dorado owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Liberty Ranch.
Gavin Ashton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Ashton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ashton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason DeOcampo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Brett Morrasy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Wheatland's way against Colfax on Thursday as Wheatland made off with a 10-3 victory.
El Dorado's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Wheatland, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
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