Baseball Recap: Flora has no trouble against Eldorado

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 11:27am

Baseball Recap: Flora Wolves vs. Eldorado Eagles

Flora won the last time they faced Eldorado, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Flora Wolves blew past the Eldorado Eagles 12-1. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Flora this season.

Neil Young and Hayden Prather made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Young struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Prather tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Young scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Prather scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, Flora let Gage Parker and Kormik Massie loose on the outfield. Parker went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Massie scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Logan Atwood, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Flora is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11-1 record this season. As for Eldorado, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Flora will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eldorado: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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