Baseball Game Preview: Amarillo Sandies vs. Lubbock-Cooper Pirates

For the second straight game, Amarillo will face off against Lubbock-Cooper. The Sandies will head out to square off against the Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Amarillo 3.3, Lubbock-Cooper 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Amarillo's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Lubbock-Cooper hitters got past them. The Sandies lost 11-3 to the Pirates on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Sandies have suffered since February 27th.

Lubbock-Cooper is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 22 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Amarillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9-1.