The Halstead Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Hoisington Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Halstead turned things around against Douglass on Monday. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over the Bulldogs. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Dragons' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Hoisington came out on top against Hillsboro on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Cardinals took their match against the Trojans 10-7. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Rhen Galla made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hoisington is 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise. Galla was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Hoisington got a massive performance out of Marcus Ingram, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Ingram a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane French, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Hoisington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillsboro only posted an OBP of .270.
Halstead's record is now 5-15. As for Hoisington, their record now sits at 9-7.
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