Baseball Recap: New Diana Eagles vs. Hughes Springs Mustangs
New Diana had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hughes Springs Mustangs 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as New Diana also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
New Diana's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kerns, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Justice Hankins was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
New Diana pushed their record up to 10-10 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hughes Springs, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
New Diana will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hughes Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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