Baseball Game Preview: Bangs Dragons vs. Lipan Indians

The Bangs Dragons will be taking part in a tournament against the Lipan Indians at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Lipan took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bangs, who comes in off a win.

Bangs will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Brady, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Bangs blew past Brady 13-3 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.

Skylar Minshew was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, Jackson Edmisten and Everett Kirchner did most of the damage at the plate: Edmisten scored two runs and stole three bases, while Kirchner scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. Rex Guerrero was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.

Lipan kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 8-5 to De Leon.

Bangs now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lipan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.