The Mineola Yellowjackets will face off against the Tatum Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Monday, Mineola came up short against Shelbyville and fell 8-3. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Tatum didn't have quite enough to beat Bullard on Saturday and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
Tatum had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Logen Tovar and Cayden Tatum Tovar tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits, while Tatum pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Tovar has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Tatum saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Whiteus, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Mineola's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Tatum, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
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