Baseball Preview: Declo Hornets vs. Wendell Trojans
Declo and Wendell are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Declo Hornets will take on the Wendell Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Declo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Declo will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Thursday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 10-3 to Preston.
Bodee Laumb was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Laumb was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Laumb wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Garrard, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wendell put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Glenns Ferry.
Declo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Wendell, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Declo might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Wendell when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wendell's Cooper Jones, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Declo 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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