Goldthwaite is 1-9 against De Leon since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Goldthwaite Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the De Leon Bearcats at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Goldthwaite suffered a rough 18-2 loss at the hands of De Leon. Goldthwaite has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For De Leon's part, Justin Hornback was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hornback has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hornback was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, De Leon got a massive performance out of Adam Perez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brice Brinson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Goldthwaite's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for De Leon, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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