Baseball Preview: Simsboro Tigers vs. Homer Pelicans
The Simsboro Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Homer Pelicans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Simsboro is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Thursday, Simsboro came out on top against Downsville by a score of 7-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Chris Stevens was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Max Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Homer fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Haynesville on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Homer in their matchups with Haynesville: they've now lost eight in a row.
Simsboro's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Homer, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Homer's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Simsboro hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .378. It's a different story for Homer, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Simsboro's hitters?
Everything went Simsboro's way against Homer in their previous matchup back in February as Simsboro made off with a 13-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simsboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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