Baseball Recap: Horizon Scorpions vs. Parkland Matadors
Horizon scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Parkland Matadors a 21-0 shutout. Horizon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Franklin Miller made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Horizon got a massive performance out of Jakob Mapula, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Mapula is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Xaden Trevizo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. As for Parkland, they dropped their record down to 1-20 with that loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Horizon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Parkland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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