The Risco Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Delta Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Risco is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bell City just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 11-8 to the Cubs.
Meanwhile, Delta entered their tilt with Gideon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 9-8. That's two games straight that Delta has won by just one run.
Paxton Hornbuckle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Hornbuckle was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Cox, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylin Huffman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Risco's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9. As for Delta, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-17 record this season.
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