Baseball Preview: Hale Center Owls vs. New Deal Lions
Hale Center is 0-10 against New Deal since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hale Center Owls will look to defend their home field against the New Deal Lions at 6:00 p.m. Hale Center will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hale Center's offense. They fell victim to a rough 13-0 loss at the hands of New Deal on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for Hale Center seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
For New Deal's part, Camden Smith looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Deal got a massive performance out of Aiden Ysaguirre, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bryson Houston was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hale Center's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for New Deal, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
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