Baseball Game Preview: Springfield Longhorns vs. Manzanola Bobcats

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 12:10am

Baseball Preview: Springfield Longhorns vs. Manzanola Bobcats

Springfield is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Manzanola a 12-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Springfield Longhorns will take on the Manzanola Bobcats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Springfield suffered a tough 17-5 defeat at the hands of Holly.

Springfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leyton Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Malone, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Manzanola's offense. Their rough 18-0 loss to Wiley on Friday might stick with them for a while.

Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Manzanola, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.

Springfield took their win against Manzanola in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Will Springfield repeat their success, or does Manzanola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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