Baseball Game Preview: McNeil Mavericks vs. Dripping Springs Tigers

For the second straight game, McNeil will face off against Dripping Springs. The Mavericks will challenge the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McNeil is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

McNeil heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 3-0 to Dripping Springs. The Mavericks' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

John Salas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.

The win (which was Dripping Springs' eighth in a row) raised their record to 21-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for McNeil, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11-2.