Baseball Preview: San Angelo Central Bobcats vs. Midland Legacy Rebels
San Angelo Central is 2-7 against Midland Legacy since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The San Angelo Central Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midland Legacy Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Midland Legacy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on San Angelo Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, San Angelo Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Permian 5-4. The win was just what San Angelo Central needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Ben Puello, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Midland Legacy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Midland on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that Midland Legacy has lost by just one run.
Midland Legacy also got a good showing from Lawson Watters, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Watters has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andres Cordero and Rey Rey Ruiz did some serious damage despite the final result: Cordero scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5, while Ruiz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Duncan Hayes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
San Angelo Central's victory bumped their record up to 12-20-1. As for Midland Legacy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13-1.
San Angelo Central suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Midland Legacy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will San Angelo Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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