Baseball Game Preview: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Mesquite Skeeters

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 1:27pm

Baseball Preview: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Mesquite Skeeters

Rockwall is 9-1 against Mesquite since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rockwall Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mesquite Skeeters at 7:00 p.m. The last five games Rockwall has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Last Tuesday, Rockwall wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.

Keller Lindeman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over eight innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Rockwall got a big performance out of Landyn Locke, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Jake Overstreet was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Rockwall's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 30-11-3. As for Mesquite, they now have a winning record of 10-9-3.

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