Baseball Game Preview: Ropes Eagles vs. Tahoka Bulldogs

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Previous Games

03/26/24 - Home	2-3 L
03/23/24 - Away	15-2 W
04/11/23 - Away	14-5 W
04/07/23 - Home	12-0 W
03/29/22 - Home	17-3 W
+ 3 more games

Ropes is 7-1 against Tahoka since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Ropes' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when New Home hitters got past them. The Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Leopards 11-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since May 16, 2024.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tahoka). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Seagraves a 22-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Bek McCleskey made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Tahoka got a massive performance out of Dante Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Garcia has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-7 otherwise. Cayden Gutierrez was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Ropes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Tahoka, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.