For the second straight game, Rice will face off against Grandview. The Bulldogs will host the Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rice has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 22.
On Tuesday, Rice came up short against Grandview and fell 7-4.
For Grandview's part, Barron Dixson and Aaron Willingham dominated on the mound. Dixson struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits, while Willingham pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave Dixson a new career-high.
At the plate, Easton Ebner was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Calvert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rice, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
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