The Quanah Indians will face off against the Harrold Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Quanah is looking for their season's first win.
Quanah blew Northside out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Northside got their revenge. Quanah fell just short of Northside by a score of 7-5. On the bright side, the five- run effort marked Quanah's highest-scoring game to date.
Prather Parr made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harrold earned a 7-3 victory over Electra on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Jayden Gray made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Harrold is 2-1 when Gray allows one or fewer hits, but 1-2 otherwise. Gray was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Morales, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Granados, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
The win got Harrold back to even at 3-3. As for Quanah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Quanah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harrold struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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