Arcadia is 0-10 against Haynesville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Arcadia Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Haynesville Golden Tornado at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only one run in their last match, Arcadia made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sicily Island on Monday. Arcadia skirted past Sicily Island 10-8.
Meanwhile, Haynesville can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Plain Dealing with a sharp 17-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Haynesville who now have three in a row.
Miller Toney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Toney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Toney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Vines, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Kyle Vines was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Arcadia's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9. As for Haynesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Arcadia suffered a grim 19-8 defeat to Haynesville in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haynesville's Hunter LeBlanc, who scored five runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-5. Now that Arcadia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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