Baseball Preview: Hector Wildcats vs. Paris Eagles
The Hector Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Paris Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, Hector came up short against Mountainburg and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Paris unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. Their rough 11-3 defeat to Hackett might stick with them for a while.
Kort Tencleve put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tencleve was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Tencleve wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Konnor Edwards, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Paris didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hackett only tossed nine.
Hector's record is now 4-3. As for Paris, their record now sits at 10-7.
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