Vernon is 2-7 against Holliday since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lions will host the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Vernon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, Vernon didn't have quite enough to beat City View and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by just one run.
Jaxon Urquizo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season.
Holliday not only won last Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 1st. They put the hurt on City View with a sharp 14-4 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by ten runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Steele Skinner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Albert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Holliday was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Holliday has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
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