For the second straight game, Kountze will face off against Orangefield. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Kountze Lions challenge Orangefield Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kountze 3.3, Orangefield 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Kountze's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orangefield on Tuesday. The Lions have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
For Orangefield's part, the result came thanks to Carson Gonzales's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Gonzales has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Orangefield's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Menard, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. Another was Cole Sanches, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Orangefield pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Kountze, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
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