Baseball Game Preview: Hale Center Owls vs. Ralls Jackrabbits

For the second straight game, Hale Center will face off against Ralls. Hale Center will be playing in front of their home fans against Ralls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hale Center is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hale Center and Ralls, and Ralls kept the tradition alive. Hale Center fell 7-4 to Ralls on Monday.

Cesar Pina

Runs

03/31/25 @ Ralls	2
03/10/25 vs Springlake-Earth	2
02/21/25 @ Highland Park	2
03/25/25 @ Sudan	1
02/27/25 @ White Deer	1
+ 1 more games

Cesar Pina was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Hale Center's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mike Lopez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

Ralls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. Hale Center's loss dropped their record down to 5-9.