The Horizon Scorpions will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Horizon 3.5, Americas 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Horizon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out El Dorado 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Franklin Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Horizon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Americas). They blew past Bel Air 15-4 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Trail Blazers, who have now won four contests in a row.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Americas, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Horizon couldn't quite finish off Americas in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 2-0. Will the Scorpions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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