Baseball Game Preview: Childress Bobcats vs. River Road Wildcats

Childress and River Road are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will face off against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Childress will be strutting in after a victory while River Road will be coming in after a defeat.

Childress took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Tulia with a sharp 15-4 win. The Bobcats not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 17-3).

Creedan Bell was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Logan Oldham also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Childress was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, River Road was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 20-10 to Tulia.

Diego Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Zantiago Marrufo was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

River Road's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Childress, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.

River Road's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Childress hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .375. It's a different story for River Road, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Childress' hitters?

Childress beat River Road 4-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.