Baseball Recap: Holly Wildcats vs. Springfield Longhorns
In what's become a running theme this season, Holly gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Springfield Longhorns as the Holly Wildcats made off with a 17-5 victory. The win was nothing new for Holly as they're now sitting on five straight.
The team relied heavily on Drayden McCray, who scored three runs and stole three bases. Another player making a difference was Jesse Pizarro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Springfield's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leyton Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Cody Malone was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Holly pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Springfield, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holly will take on Eads at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eads knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Holly likes a good challenge. As for Springfield, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Manzanola at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Springfield is facing Manzanola at the right time seeing as Manzanola is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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