The Abilene Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Horizon Scorpions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Abilene fell victim to Midland and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Horizon entered their tilt with Plainview on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Bulldogs 12-3. With that victory, the Scorpions brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
MARCUS OJEDA and GEORGE ALBA did most of the damage at the plate: OJEDA went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while ALBA went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs ALBA has posted since back in March of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of CEASER AGUERO, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Horizon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Abilene's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Horizon, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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