The Hancock Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Argo Argonauts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Hancock nor Argo posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Hancock made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Oak Lawn, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 4-2 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 3rd.
Alyssa Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits.
On the hitting side, Hancock saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Pinal, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Another was Bella Garcia, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Argo fell victim to Shepard and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Astros. The Argonauts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hancock's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-13. As for Argo, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Hancock was able to grind out a solid victory over Argo when the teams last played back in May of 2022, winning 12-7. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Argonauts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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