The Pleasant Hill Billies will venture away from home to face off against the La Pine Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. La Pine took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pleasant Hill, who comes in off a win.
Pleasant Hill was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Harrisburg on Friday. The Billies put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Billies as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Joel VanOrdstrand was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Abe Craig also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Pleasant Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Creswell hit La Pine with a seven-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hawks lost 14-6 to the Bulldogs. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlie Vinson and Russo Wrightman did some serious damage despite the final result: Vinson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Wrightman went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Vinson is becoming a predictor of La Pine's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 8-9-1 when he doesn't).
La Pine's loss dropped their record down to 10-10-1. As for Pleasant Hill, their record is now 6-9.
Pleasant Hill couldn't quite finish off La Pine in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 7-5. Can the Billies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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