Baseball Preview: Horizon Honors Eagles vs. Morenci Wildcats
The Horizon Honors Eagles will be playing at home against the Morenci Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Horizon Honors stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard two weeks ago. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Willcox a 7-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Horizon Honors.
Austin Ragsdale made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. Ragsdale has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Ragsdale was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Richard Fretwell and Zach Hull did most of the damage at the plate: Fretwell went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Hull went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Antonio Arellano was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Morenci rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Dust Devils by a score of 7-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Morenci as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Shane Seballos was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Horizon Honors' win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Morenci, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-12.
Horizon Honors skirted past Morenci 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Horizon Honors repeat their success, or does Morenci have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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