Baseball Preview: Paris Eagles vs. Hector Wildcats
The Paris Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Hector Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After a string of five wins, Paris' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-3 walloping at the hands of Hackett.
Kort Tencleve was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tencleve was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Tencleve wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Konnor Edwards, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Paris didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hackett only tossed nine.
Meanwhile, Hector came up short against Mountainburg on Monday and fell 7-4.
Paris' loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Hector, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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