Baseball Preview: Bismarck Lions vs. Harmony Grove Cardinals
Bismarck is 1-9 against Harmony Grove since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bismarck Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harmony Grove Cardinals at 4:30 p.m.
Bismarck fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Murfreesboro on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 4-3. Bismarck has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Preston Hughes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Hughes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Riley Tuttle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Harmony Grove can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Poyen a 10-0 shutout. The victory was just what Harmony Grove needed coming off of a 10-1 defeat in their prior game.
Bismarck's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Harmony Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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