Baseball Game Preview: Lyford Bulldogs vs. Progreso Red Ants

For the second straight game, Lyford will face off against Progreso. The Bulldogs will challenge the Red Ants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lyford will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Lyford is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Progreso 18-8 on Saturday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Josiah Palmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.

John Reyna

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/12/25 vs Progreso	4
02/27/25 vs Pettus	2
02/20/25 vs Benavides	2
03/15/25 vs Santa Gertrudis Academy	1
02/17/25 @ Port Isabel	1

In other batting news, Lyford let Maverick Claffy and John Reyna run wild. Claffy went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple, while Reyna went 3-for-5 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Reyna a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Reyna, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Lyford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Lyford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Progreso, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7.