Horizon entered their tilt with Del Valle with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Del Valle Conquistadores on Monday and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Horizon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Franklin Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jakob Mapula, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9-1 record this season. As for Del Valle, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1.
Horizon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Del Valle: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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