The Lockney Longhorns will square off against the Gruver Greyhounds at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lockney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Lockney sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Floydada. The Longhorns haven't had any issues with the Whirlwinds recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Haygen Lefevre was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavier Jimenez, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Gruver put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Booker with a sharp 12-5 win. 12 seems to be a good number for the Greyhounds as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gruver's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Lockney, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Lockney skirted past Gruver 8-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Do the Longhorns have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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