Parkland hasn't had much luck against Horizon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Parkland Matadors will venture away from home to challenge the Horizon Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. Parkland has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Parkland is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Santa Teresa, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horizon). Everything went their way against Da Vinci on Saturday as Horizon made off with an 18-5 win. The victory was nothing new for the Scorpions as they're now sitting on four straight.
Damian Lopez was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-4. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Franklin Miller, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Horizon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .576. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Horizon's record is now 11-4. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Parkland might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Horizon when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Parkland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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