Preview: Bell Blue Raiders vs. Weatherford Kangaroos
The Bell Blue Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Weatherford Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bell sitting on three straight victories and Weatherford on 11.
Bell put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Crowley 8-1.
Meanwhile, Weatherford can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They never let Chisholm Trail onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Colton Mcclure made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Mcclure has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mcclure was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, J.T. Cienega was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Bryce Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Bell's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Weatherford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season.
Bell couldn't quite finish off Weatherford in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Bell, Kannon Kemp (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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