The Declo Hornets will challenge the Gooding Senators at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Declo hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Declo's offense. They came up short against Firth on Saturday, falling 17-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hornets have suffered against the Cougars since April 17, 2019.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Gooding and Wendell meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Senators narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Trojans 7-5. The win was some much needed relief for the Senators as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Cougar Stockham looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gooding is 2-1 when Stockham allows one or fewer hits, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Riley Arnold, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Arnold, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Gooding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Gooding's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Declo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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