Baseball Preview: Natalia Mustangs vs. Dilley Wolves
Natalia is 9-1 against Dilley since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Natalia Mustangs will be playing at home against the Dilley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Natalia has four straight victories, Dilley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Natalia can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Cotulla onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Keyshawn Haire was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Haire has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Haire was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Natalia got a massive performance out of Andrew Arizola, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leo Buentello, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dilley suffered a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of Lytle on Monday.
Natalia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Dilley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Natalia came out on top in a nail-biter against Dilley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 16-15. Will Natalia repeat their success, or does Dilley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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