Wendell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Declo Hornets. That's more bragging rights for Wendell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Alex Hirai and Cooper Jones were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hirai pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jones tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Hirai has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hirai went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Jones went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Ponce, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Mattix, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Declo's side, Kyle Bott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Max Snedaker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Wendell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Declo, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Wendell will have a chance to go back-to-back against Declo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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