Baseball Recap: Pleasant Plains extends home winning streak to four

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 11:54pm

Baseball Recap: Pleasant Plains Cardinals vs. Eureka Hornets

Pleasant Plains entered their tilt with Eureka with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eureka Hornets on Saturday and snuck past 6-5.

Sean Lowder looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Charlie Severino was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Drew Green was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.

Pleasant Plains pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Eureka, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.

Pleasant Plains will head out on the road to square off against Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Plains is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Eureka, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fisher at 4:30 p.m. Eureka is facing Fisher at the right time seeing as Fisher is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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