The Shamrock Irish will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Hale Center Owls at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
Shamrock is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 16-2 to Highland Park.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hale Center). They put the hurt on White Deer with a sharp 13-6 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Owls needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Julian Gonzales made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gonzales was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Jessie Castillo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Brian Cantu was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Hale Center was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as White Deer only posted a batting average of .286.
Shamrock's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hale Center, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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