The Horizon Scorpions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Burges Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Horizon will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Horizon can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let Chapin onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Franklin Miller and Damian Lopez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Miller didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Lopez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lopez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Horizon let Jakob Mapula and Xaden Trevizo loose on the outfield. Mapula scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Trevizo scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Burges came up short against Ysleta on Tuesday and fell 9-4. Burges has not had much luck with Ysleta recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Burges saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Contreras, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Burges, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-2.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Horizon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Burges struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.1 per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Horizon skirted past Burges 11-10 in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Does Horizon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burges turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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