For the second straight game, Eagle Mountain will face off against Springtown. The Knights will head out to challenge the Porcupines at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Eagle Mountain lost 10-1 to Springtown on Tuesday. The Knights have struggled against the Porcupines recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Springtown's part, Nate McDaniel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. McDaniel was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
In other batting news, Omar Hernandez and Lincoln Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Hernandez got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Smith got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cash Smith, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Springtown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Eagle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
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