The Horseshoe Bend Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Glenns Ferry Pilots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Horseshoe Bend can't be too happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Wednesday. They fell just short of Wilder by a score of 10-8. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Glenns Ferry strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 23-4 margin over Greenleaf Friends Academy. Fans of the Pilots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Taylor Martinez and Peyton Stewart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Martinez pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stewart struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Martinez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Martinez scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Stewart scored five runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those five runs gave Stewart a new career-high.
In other batting news, Natalie Hernandez and Kassidy Titus did most of the damage at the plate: Hernandez scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Titus scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave Titus a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marlee Mason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Glenns Ferry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenleaf Friends Academy only managed four hits.
Horseshoe Bend might still be hurting after the 23-2 defeat they got from Glenns Ferry in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
