Baseball Preview: Port Neches-Groves Indians vs. Barbers Hill Eagles
Port Neches-Groves and Barbers Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Port Neches-Groves Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Port Neches-Groves' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Barbers Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Port Neches-Groves is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Barbers Hill just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Port Neches-Groves in their matchups with Barbers Hill: they've now lost three in a row.
For Barbers Hill's part, Jorge Garza looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Landon Davis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Miller Malone, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Port Neches-Groves' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9. As for Barbers Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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