Preview: Mooreland Bearcats vs. Leedey Bison
Mooreland has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Leedey Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Leedey took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mooreland, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Mooreland got the win against Oklahoma Bible by a conclusive 18-8. 18 seems to be a good number for Mooreland as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Baylor Short was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Stetson Roper was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Leedey came up short against Navajo on Saturday and fell 6-1. Leedey has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leedey saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Puffinbarger, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Mooreland pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs per game. As for Leedey, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Mooreland beat Leedey 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Does Mooreland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leedey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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