Morse is on a four-game streak of home losses, and High Tech SD a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Morse Tigers will be playing at home against the High Tech SD Storm at 4:00 p.m.
Bishop's hit Morse with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 10-1 to the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered since March 2nd.
Morse saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Fernandez, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, High Tech SD made sure to put some runs up on the board against Rock Academy on Tuesday. The Storm put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 17-3 victory. Considering the Storm have won five matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zach Fletcher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those runs were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Izo Kobayashi was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of High Tech SD's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Landon Carroll, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
High Tech SD kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
High Tech SD's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Morse, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Morse got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 against High Tech SD by a conclusive 12-1 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Storm turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
