Baseball Recap: Caprock Longhorns vs. Plainview Bulldogs
Caprock won against Tascosa last Friday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Caprock Longhorns walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Plainview Bulldogs. The win was familiar territory for Caprock who now have three in a row.
Matthew Hulen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Hulen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hulen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Neyo Talamantez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Dominick Wise was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Caprock's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Plainview, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 11-12.
Caprock will have a chance to go back-to-back against Plainview: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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