Baseball Preview: Morse Tigers vs. Canyon Hills Rattlers
The Morse Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Canyon Hills Rattlers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Morse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Morse can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Canyon Hills with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Morse.
Chris Marquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Marquez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Marquez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Damian Sanchez and David Simmons did most of the damage at the plate: Sanchez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Simmons scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Obed Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Morse back to even at 11-11. As for Canyon Hills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
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