Baseball Preview: Declo Hornets vs. Preston Indians
After four games on the road, Declo is heading back home. They will take on the Preston Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Declo will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Gooding on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt last Friday. Declo fell just short of Gooding by a score of 10-8. Even though they lost, Declo's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Bodee Laumb made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Snedaker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Declo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Preston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Pocatello.
Preston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Thomson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Declo's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Preston, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Declo has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Preston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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