Baseball Preview: Durand Railroaders vs. Morrice Orioles
The Durand Railroaders will head out on the road to challenge the Morrice Orioles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Durand will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on May 6th, then bounced right back against Bendle two weeks ago. Durand had just enough and edged Bendle out 11-10.
Meanwhile, Morrice put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Coleman with a sharp 15-5 win. The victory was some much needed relief for Morrice as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Brandon Schmidtfranz looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Oliver Long and Joel Fisher did most of the damage at the plate: Long scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Fisher scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Travis Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Durand has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Morrice, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
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