The Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos will face off against the El Dorado Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Twelve Bridges is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering West Park just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 11-10.
Matthew Thomas and James Romanov stepped up to the plate in a big way. Thomas went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Romanov scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Twelve Bridges kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, El Dorado had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Orestimba on Tuesday as El Dorado made off with a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for El Dorado, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Jackson Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacksen Liddell was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Sebastian Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Twelve Bridges' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10. As for El Dorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Twelve Bridges came out on top in a nail-biter against El Dorado in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. Will Twelve Bridges repeat their success, or does El Dorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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