Baseball Preview: Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees vs. Robstown Cottonpickers
The Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees will head out on the road to face off against the Robstown Cottonpickers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuloso-Midway's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Robstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Tuloso-Midway narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bishop 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tuloso-Midway.
Jaden Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Tuloso-Midway got a great performance from Ozbie Buentello as he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Buentello has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Robstown's offense. They suffered a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of Calallen on Friday. Robstown's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Tuloso-Midway is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-2 record this season. As for Robstown, their loss dropped their record down to 12-17.
Robstown's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Tuloso-Midway hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Robstown, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Tuloso-Midway's hitters?
Tuloso-Midway beat Robstown 4-1 in their previous meeting on April 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuloso-Midway since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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