The Vernon Lions will face off against the Decatur Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon will be strutting in after a victory while Decatur will be coming in after a loss.
Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Archer City 15-2 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the match before.
Tru Gipson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Gipson was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, TJ Disbrow was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. Another player making a difference was Ryan Fieldhouse, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Decatur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Van.
Decatur saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymundo Contreras, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Decatur's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
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