The Hooks Hornets will head out to challenge the New Diana Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Hooks after they put the first run on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of De Kalb by a score of 4-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hooks saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hadlee Grant, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, New Diana unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
New Diana suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 17-8-1. As for Hooks, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Hooks skirted past New Diana 3-2 in their previous meeting back in February. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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