For the second straight game, Ellison will face off against Waco. Ellison will host Waco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Ellison didn't have quite enough to beat Waco and fell 10-9. The Eagles have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
For Waco's part, D'Aryus Deleon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Deleon has become a key player for Waco: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 1-5 otherwise. Deleon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Deangelo Campos was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season. Chayse Rhynes was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Waco always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.
The win (which was Waco's third in a row) raised their record to 3-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.33 hits in those games compared to only 3.67 in the others. As for Ellison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
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