Eagle Mountain extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 9-10. They came up short against the Springtown Porcupines, falling 10-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Porcupines this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 on Tuesday.
As for Springtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.9 runs.
For Springtown's part, they got a great performance from Kaden Howard as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Nate McDaniel was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Isaac Gonzalez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Eagle Mountain will look to defend their home field on the 10th against Castleberry at 6:30 p.m. As for Springtown, they are taking a road trip to face off against Iowa Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so the Porcupines' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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