Baseball Game Preview: McNeil Mavericks vs. Round Rock Dragons

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2024, 4:42am

Baseball Preview: McNeil Mavericks vs. Round Rock Dragons

McNeil is 1-9 against Round Rock since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McNeil Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Round Rock Dragons at 7:30 p.m.

McNeil was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 12-5 defeat to Round Rock Westwood might stick with them for a while.

Xander Covar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Pierce Stone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Round Rock waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Eagles.

McNeil's loss dropped their record down to 8-13-1. As for Round Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.

McNeil suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Round Rock when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can McNeil avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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