The Paris Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountainburg Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paris put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Hector as Paris made off with a 14-2 victory. The win was just what Paris needed coming off of an 11-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Daxson Baumgartner was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Baumgartner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Baumgartner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Kort Tencleve was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Owen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mountainburg waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 4-2.
Like Paris, Mountainburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Ryan Allen. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Allen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Levi Pense, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Levi Cowett was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Paris has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Mountainburg, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Paris has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mountainburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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