The Empire Ravens will take on the Benson Bobcats in a tournament on Saturday. Empire will be strutting in after a win while Benson will be coming in after a loss.
Empire proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 16) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Ysleta 4-2.
CJ Horn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Horn was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Horn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adam Armstrong, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Empire hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Benson didn't have quite enough to beat Burges on Friday and fell 6-5. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Empire now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Benson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1.
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