Morrice has enjoyed a nine-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Harrison Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morrice is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Morrice beat Vestaburg 9-6.
The team relied heavily on Oliver Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Binkley, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Harrison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Beaverton by a score of 5-3.
Harrison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Elgie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Morrice's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-10. As for Harrison, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Harrison's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Morrice has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Harrison, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Morrice keep running through batters, or will Harrison buck the trend?
Morrice came up short against Harrison when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Morrice avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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