The Anacoco Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Hornbeck Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Anacoco had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Northwood. Anacoco has struggled against Northwood recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Caleb Taylor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzaiver Matthews, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hornbeck entered their tilt with Lakeview with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Gators on Thursday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering Hornbeck has won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Anacoco now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Hornbeck, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Anacoco took their win against Hornbeck in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anacoco since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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