Preview: Plainview Hornets vs. Reeves Raiders
Plainview is 1-9 against Reeves since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plainview Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Reeves Raiders at 4:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Plainview suffered a tough 17-1 loss at the hands of Glenmora. Plainview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plainview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brycton Hussong, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Reeves ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph's - Plaucheville and snuck past 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Reeves as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Noah LaFargue made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. LaFargue has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. LaFargue was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reeves let Braylin Strother and Clancy Richard loose on the outfield. Strother scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Richard scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Plainview's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Reeves, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
Everything went Plainview's way against Reeves in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Plainview made off with a 9-3 win. Does Plainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Reeves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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