Baseball Game Preview: China Spring Cougars vs. Bullard Panthers

For the second straight game, China Spring will face off against Bullard. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. China Spring is coming into the match hot, having won their last 22 games.

China Spring is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Bullard 17-5. Considering the Cougars have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jacob Hinojosa looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Dean Hannah was a standout: he fired off two home runs, six RBI, and one double while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Jaxon Knapp was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.

China Spring kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

China Spring pushed their record up to 32-4 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bullard, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-8.