The Morrice Orioles will be playing at home against the Durand Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Morrice gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Coleman with a sharp 15-5 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Morrice as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Brandon Schmidtfranz looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Morrice let Oliver Long and Joel Fisher loose on the outfield. Long scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Fisher scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Durand had just enough and edged Bendle out 11-10 two weeks ago.
Morrice now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Durand, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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