The Lake Belton Broncos will square off against the North Mesquite Stallions on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lake Belton 2.3, North Mesquite 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Belton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Red Oak an 8-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Broncos.
Meanwhile, North Mesquite had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Jaguars.
Lake Belton's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-5-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Mesquite, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6-2.
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