The Plato Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Richland Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plato is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Cabool hit Plato with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Richland didn't have quite enough to beat Stoutland on Tuesday and fell 9-8.
Mason Alexander was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off three hits. Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, London Smith made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Richland: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Owen Brown, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Plato's record is now 4-15. As for Richland, their record now sits at 9-11.
Plato suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Richland in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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