The Morton Potters will head out to challenge the Eureka Hornets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morton is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Morton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Geneseo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Maple Leafs by a score of 6-5.
Matt Sander was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Morton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Davis, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Eureka didn't have quite enough to beat Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Friday and fell 6-5.
Keegan Myers made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Eureka is 2-1 when Myers posts one or more home runs, but 10-12 otherwise.
Morton's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Eureka, they now have a losing record of 12-13.
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