Denair has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Waterford Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Denair is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Waterford onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kaden Prine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Prine has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Prine was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Denair let Jesse Ruelas and Landen Borges loose on the outfield. Ruelas went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Borges scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Hart, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Denair has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Waterford, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
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