Baseball Preview: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Corning Cardinals
Las Plumas has been on the road for seven straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Corning Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Las Plumas stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Corning. The victory was just what Las Plumas needed coming off of a 9-2 defeat in their prior match.
Bryan Houghton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Houghton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Houghton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Wyatt Denton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jason Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Las Plumas pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Corning, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10-1.
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