With a playoff game on the line, Horizon rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Burges Mustangs 4-2. The win was familiar territory for Horizon who now have eight in a row.
Franklin Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joan Perez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Xaden Trevizo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Burges' side, Ruben Ramos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Saeed De Lara made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9-1 record this season. As for Burges, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-2.
Horizon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Burges: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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