The Plainview Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Hayden Wildcats at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plainview has six straight victories, Hayden has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Plainview narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Geraldine 2-1.
Trey Rutledge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Plainview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cy Traylor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
While Hayden couldn't quite beat Springville on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point defeat they were dealt last Thursday. Hayden fell just short of Springville by a score of 6-4.
Plainview is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Hayden, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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