Preview: Mabank Panthers vs. Kaufman Lions
After two games on the road, Mabank is heading back home. They will take on the Kaufman Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mabank: 2.2, Kaufman: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mabank stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wills Point an 11-0 shutout.
Kaden Polish tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Matthew Ratley and Ty Perkins did most of the damage at the plate: Ratley scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Perkins went 3-for-3 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Fulton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Kaufman were a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Canton by a score of 3-1.
Abraham Ramos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Kaufman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Ewing, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Mabank is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Kaufman, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7-1 record this season.
Mabank came out on top in a nail-biter against Kaufman when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Mabank have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kaufman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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