The Trico Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Elverado Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Trico is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Trico came up short against Carlyle and fell 9-6.
Ty Doerner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Beau Koehn was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Elverado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 22-2 loss to Sparta might stick with them for a while.
Trico's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Elverado, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Trico's way against Elverado in their previous meeting back in May of 2015 as Trico made off with an 11-2 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Elverado's Clayton Funk, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Trico to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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