The De Soto Pirates will head out to face off against the Weston Silver Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. De Soto comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
De Soto came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Seneca by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. On the bright side, the five- run performance marked the Pirates' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Finn Wrobel
| 04/17/25 @ Seneca | 10 |
| 04/14/25 vs North Crawford | 5 |
| 04/10/25 @ Ithaca | 9 |
| 04/03/25 vs Weston | 8 |
Finn Wrobel was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs. Those runs were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Harris Krueger and Wills Davis did some serious damage despite the final result: Krueger went 3-for-4 with one run and one double, while Davis went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. That double was Krueger's first of the season.
Melrose-Mindoro hit Weston with a five-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Silver Eagles came up short against the Mustangs, falling 12-3. The Silver Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weston saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adyn Durst, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
De Soto's record is now 0-6. As for Weston, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. De Soto has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Weston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
De Soto couldn't quite finish off Weston in their previous meeting on April 3rd and fell 2-0. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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