Baseball Preview: Dora Coyotes vs. Elida Tigers
Dora is 2-8 against Elida since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Dora Coyotes are on the road again to play the Elida Tigers at 3:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Dora suffered a rough 29-4 defeat at the hands of Gateway Christian.
Carson Kircher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gunnar Tipton was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Elida scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Floyd with a sharp 29-19 win. Considering Elida has won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elida let Seth Jimenez and Bradley Burris loose on the outfield. Jimenez scored six runs and stole a base while going 5-for-6, while Burris scored five runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Jimenez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mikael Mulloy, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Dora's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Elida, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dora has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Elida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Dora came up short against Elida in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 12-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elida's Hardy Fraze, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that Dora knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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