For the second straight game, Waco will face off against Ellison. The Lions will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waco comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Waco managed to slip by Ellison the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Lions came up short against the Eagles on Tuesday, falling 15-4.
For Ellison's part, Miguel Hobbs made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Hobbs was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, LeDre' Behymer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Marchione, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Ellison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Ellison is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Waco, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
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