Baseball Game Preview: Shallowater Mustangs vs. Idalou Wildcats

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Previous Games

04/23/24 - Home	11-0 W
03/26/24 - Away	5-1 W
04/21/23 - Home	3-7 L
04/01/23 - Away	0-10 L
04/22/22 - Away	12-2 W
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Shallowater has gone 8-2 against Idalou recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Shallowater will look to defend their home field against Idalou at 12:00 p.m. Shallowater's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Idalou's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Shallowater is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Palo Duro just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dons.

Meanwhile, Idalou waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 19-3 win. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Idalou pushed their record up to 12-4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Shallowater, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.

Everything went Shallowater's way against Idalou when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Shallowater made off with an 11-0 victory. Does Shallowater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Idalou turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.