There's no place like home for Mulhall-Orlando, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Watonga Eagles on Thursday and snuck past 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Skylar Cote was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Cote was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mulhall-Orlando got a massive performance out of Kade Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Williams is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. Brody Nunley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Mulhall-Orlando's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs per game. As for Watonga, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Mulhall-Orlando will be playing at home against Dover at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mulhall-Orlando is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season. As for Watonga, they will head out on the road to take on Mulhall-Orlando at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
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