Baseball Preview: Ider Hornets vs. North Sand Mountain Bison
The Ider Hornets will stay at home for another game and welcome the North Sand Mountain Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. North Sand Mountain took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ider, who comes in off a win.
Ider can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Woodville 16-5.
Race McDowell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). McDowell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. McDowell was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brock Smith and Taylor Kidwell did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Kidwell went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Hayden Jackson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, North Sand Mountain was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 6-2 to Plainview.
Ider's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for North Sand Mountain, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Ider skirted past North Sand Mountain 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Ider have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Sand Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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