Baseball Game Preview: McKinney North Bulldogs vs. Melissa Cardinals

The McKinney North Bulldogs will challenge the Melissa Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (McKinney North 2.9, Melissa 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Friday, McKinney North didn't have quite enough to beat Lovejoy and fell 6-4. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Leopards: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Melissa hadn't done well against Lovejoy recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Cardinals came out on top against the Leopards by a score of 7-2.

Melissa is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for McKinney North, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1.