The Del Norte Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Carlsbad Lancers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 4, Carlsbad: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Del Norte's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Carlsbad on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 1-0. Del Norte's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Carlsbad's batters probably weren't too happy with Cole Hoffman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up five walks). Hoffman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Del Norte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Moore, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Carlsbad, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
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