Baseball Preview: Rockport-Fulton Pirates vs. Orange Grove Bulldogs
Rockport-Fulton and Orange Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Grove Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange Grove took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rockport-Fulton, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Rockport-Fulton beat Ingleside 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rockport-Fulton.
Sean Howell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Rockport-Fulton's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Elizondo, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Orange Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of Sinton by a score of 2-1.
Rockport-Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Orange Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Everything went Rockport-Fulton's way against Orange Grove in their previous meeting back in March as Rockport-Fulton made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockport-Fulton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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