The Hooks Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the De Kalb Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hooks' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so De Kalb's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hooks had taken Redwater down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Hornets fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 6-5. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask De Kalb). They blew past Queen City 17-2 on Friday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Jake Payne was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for De Kalb: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Mason Salinas also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
De Kalb 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 2025.
The win got De Kalb back to even at 6-6. As for Hooks, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6-1.
Hooks skirted past De Kalb 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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