ISBL Austin hasn't had much luck against Smithville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The ISBL Austin Waves will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Smithville Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
ISBL Austin is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They fell 6-1 to University.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smithville). Everything went their way against Gonzales on Tuesday as Smithville made off with a 15-4 victory. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The win was the third in a row for Smithville, bringing their record for this year to 7-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for ISBL Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
ISBL Austin came up short against Smithville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 7-4. Can ISBL Austin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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