Baseball Recap: Hughes Springs Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Hughes Springs entered their tilt with West Rusk on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the West Rusk Raiders. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.

Hughes Springs pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Rusk, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7-1 record this season.

Hughes Springs will head out to face off against Daingerfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hughes Springs 2.1, Daingerfield 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West Rusk, they will challenge Gary at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.