Baseball Preview: Ingleside Mustangs vs. Calhoun Sandcrabs
The Ingleside Mustangs will challenge the Calhoun Sandcrabs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ingleside has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Calhoun will arrive with three straight victories.
Ingleside fell victim to Sinton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 23-0.
Meanwhile, Calhoun won against Sinton on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Sandcrabs came out on top against King by a score of 5-2.
Dane Spencer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Calhoun is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-11-3 otherwise.
At the plate, Calhoun's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brice Petrisky, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Tanner Amerson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Calhoun hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
The victory got Calhoun back to even at 11-11-3. As for Ingleside, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13-2.
Ingleside came out on top in a nail-biter against Calhoun when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Sandcrabs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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