Hale Center is 1-9 against Lockney since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hale Center Owls will head out on the road to face off against the Lockney Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. Hale Center will be strutting in after a win while Lockney will be coming in after a loss.
Hale Center has not done well against Ralls recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Hale Center blew past Ralls 15-4. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Hale Center this season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lockney is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matchups. Their tough 15-1 defeat to Sudan last Saturday might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lockney has scored all season.
Lockney saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Southard, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Hale Center pushed their record up to 3-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Lockney, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Hale Center couldn't quite finish off Lockney when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 9-7. Thankfully for Hale Center, Malaki Alvis (who scored three runs while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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