Baseball Preview: Gatesville Hornets vs. China Spring Cougars
Gatesville is 1-9 against China Spring since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gatesville Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the China Spring Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Gatesville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so China Spring's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Gatesville fell victim to China Spring and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Cougars. It was the first time this season that Gatesville let down their fans at home.
For China Spring's part, Cage McCloud was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. McCloud was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Fetters, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dean Hannah, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Gatesville's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-9-1. As for China Spring, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
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