Baseball Preview: Tahoka Bulldogs vs. Post Antelopes
The Tahoka Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Post Antelopes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tahoka has four straight victories, Post has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, everything went Tahoka's way against Seagraves as Tahoka made off with a 13-2 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Tahoka this season.
The team relied heavily on Brycyn Mann, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Tew, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Post came up short against Sundown last Saturday and fell 10-7. Even though they lost, Post's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ian Vergara made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Luca Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Tahoka pushed their record up to 8-5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Post, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Tahoka was able to grind out a solid win over Post in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Post's Jacob McClellan, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Tahoka to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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