The Horizon Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Frederick Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Horizon earned a 9-4 win over Monarch.
Kaiya Barela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in OBP.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Belinda Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Yanez, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Horizon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Frederick entered their tilt with Monarch on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 12-3 victory. Considering the Golden Eagles have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Frederick also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Payton Torres gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks. Torres has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Avery Salisbury was incredible, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brealea Stendel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Frederick, their record is now 10-5.
Horizon came up short against Frederick when the teams last played back in August of 2019, falling 6-3. Can Horizon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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