Baseball Game Preview: Hayden Lobos vs. Florence Gophers

Hayden is 0-6 against Florence since March of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Lobos will challenge the Gophers at 6:00 p.m. Hayden's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Florence's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Friday, Hayden came up short against Mogollon and fell 8-3.

Meanwhile, Florence made easy work of Globe on Friday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gophers.

Zane O'Rourke and Logan Stenson did most of the damage at the plate: O'Rourke went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Stenson went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cameron Lorefice, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Florence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.

Florence pushed their record up to 14-6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hayden, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 18-4.

Hayden couldn't quite get it done against Florence in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 3-0. Can the Lobos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.