Baseball Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Reed Raiders
The El Dorado Cougars will be playing at home against the Reed Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. El Dorado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, El Dorado gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Union Mine. The win was a breath of fresh air for El Dorado as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
El Dorado got a massive performance out of Brett Morrasy, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason DeOcampo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Reed faced Reno in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Reed lost 9-1 to Reno.
Reed saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Moore, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
El Dorado's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Reed, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Everything went El Dorado's way against Reed in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as El Dorado made off with an 11-2 win. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Reed turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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