Baseball Preview: Immanuel Eagles vs. Reedley Pirates
The Immanuel Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Reedley Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Immanuel fell victim to Selma and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Bears. Considering the last time Immanuel couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Immanuel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Vossler, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Reedley came up short against Washington Union on Tuesday and fell 5-2. Reedley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Darren Ortiz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double. Donovan Mariscal was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Immanuel's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Reedley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Immanuel came out on top in a nail-biter against Reedley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immanuel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
