The Eldorado Firehawks will venture away from home to challenge the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Eldorado has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eldorado came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-5 to Del Sol. Firehawks fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Dragons since on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Knights an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordan Goodsell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Cade Litzenberger was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Tray Hughes was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Eldorado has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Virgin Valley, their record now sits at 16-8-1.
Eldorado suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Virgin Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Firehawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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