Sweetwater entered their tilt with Grape Creek on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles an 18-0 shutout.
Cash Barnes
| 04/11/25 vs Grape Creek | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs Gainesville | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Dumas | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy | 1 |
Cash Barnes made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Sweetwater is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-11 otherwise. Barnes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Daniel Rodriguez was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Sweetwater's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Straley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sweetwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .750 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sweetwater's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-12. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Grape Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Coming up, Sweetwater will square off against Merkel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grape Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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