Baseball Preview: Monahans Loboes vs. Greenwood Rangers
The Monahans Loboes are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Greenwood Rangers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Monahans came up short against Seminole and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, Greenwood won against Pecos on Tuesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went Greenwood's way against Fort Stockton as Greenwood made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenwood.
Graeson Register spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Greenwood got a massive performance out of Dylan Dominguez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zac Rybolt, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Monahans has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13-1 record this season. As for Greenwood, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10-1.
Monahans skirted past Greenwood 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Register, who struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Monahans still be able to contain Register? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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