Baseball Recap: Reeves has no trouble against Hathaway

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 6:31pm

Baseball Recap: Reeves Raiders vs. Hathaway Hornets

Reeves scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past the Hathaway Hornets 17-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Reeves considering their one-run performance the game before.

Noah LaFargue was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. LaFargue has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. LaFargue was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braylin Strother, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Meaux, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Reeves has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10-1 record this season. As for Hathaway, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

Reeves will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Elton at 5:00 p.m. Reeves is facing Elton at the right time seeing as Elton is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Hathaway, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Plainview at 4:00 p.m. Hathaway will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

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