Baseball Preview: South Callaway Bulldogs vs. Mexico Bulldogs
The South Callaway Bulldogs are on the road again on Monday to play the Mexico Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
South Callaway was handed a two-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Centralia on Friday. Everything went South Callaway's way against Centralia as South Callaway made off with a 9-3 win.
Meanwhile, Mexico had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They never let the Indians onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering Mexico has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin Maxwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Demint, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaydon Eldridge, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
South Callaway has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Mexico, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
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