Stafford had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-13 to make it five. They fell 11-7 to the Sealy Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 on Tuesday.
As for Sealy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-11-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
For Sealy's part, Alex Gutierrez got the start for Sealy and what a start it was: he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits (and not a single walk). Gutierrez is becoming a predictor of the Tigers' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-10-1 when he doesn't). Hagen Anderson picked up the save, tossing one inning while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Stafford will challenge rival La Marque at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sealy is set to face off against their familiar foe Royal at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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