Baseball Preview: Floyd Broncos vs. Dora Coyotes
Floyd is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Dora a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Floyd Broncos will take on the Dora Coyotes at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Floyd fell victim to a rough 26-3 loss at the hands of Gateway Christian.
Floyd saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Lovato, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Dora scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elida. Even though they lost, Dora's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ashton Davis led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Isaac Jasso was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Dora always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .660. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Floyd's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Dora, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Floyd came up short against Dora in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 18-15. Thankfully for Floyd, Kegan Rodriguez (who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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