Baseball Preview: Mineral Wells Rams vs. Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees
Mineral Wells is 1-9 against Stephenville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mineral Wells Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mineral Wells will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Graham, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mineral Wells had just enough and edged Graham out 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Mineral Wells as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ben Bullock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ridge Newton was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Wells, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Stephenville had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Glen Rose a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
Mineral Wells is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-14-1 record this season. As for Stephenville, their win bumped their record up to 20-11-1.
Mineral Wells came up short against Stephenville when the teams last played back in March, falling 3-0. Can Mineral Wells avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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