The Horizon Scorpions will head out on the road to square off against the Del Valle Conquistadores at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Horizon: 4, Del Valle: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Horizon waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Conquistadores and snuck past 5-4.
Franklin Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jakob Mapula, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9-1 record this season. As for Del Valle, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1.
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