Baseball Preview: Arlington Colts vs. Weatherford Kangaroos
The Arlington Colts will head out on the road to face off against the Weatherford Kangaroos at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arlington: 3, Weatherford: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Arlington beats Weatherford with four runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Arlington's pitchers stepped up to hand Sam Houston a 4-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that Arlington has won by exactly four runs.
Dylan Buechele tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Arlington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lunden Prater, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Danny Bustamante, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Weatherford came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 11-0.
CJ Thornton looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, J.T. Cienega was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Rhys Vindiola was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Arlington and bumps their season record up to 17-12-1. As for Weatherford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arlington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Weatherford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Arlington couldn't quite finish off Weatherford when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Arlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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