Baseball Preview: Deep Creek Hornets vs. Oscar Smith Tigers
The Deep Creek Hornets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Oscar Smith Tigers at 5:45 p.m. Deep Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Deep Creek finally turned things around against King's Fork on Tuesday. Deep Creek was the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over King's Fork. Considering Deep Creek has won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Deep Creek got a massive performance out of Jose Ruiz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Brysen Harrison was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Oscar Smith was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to Hickory.
The win got Deep Creek back to even at 3-3. As for Oscar Smith, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Deep Creek took their victory against Oscar Smith when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will Deep Creek repeat their success, or does Oscar Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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