The Hughes Springs Mustangs will take on the Malakoff Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hughes Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Atlanta 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Malakoff posted their closest victory since February 22nd on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out White Oak 4-3.
Zain Jones was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Malakoff is undefeated when Jones posts two or more runs, but 9-11 otherwise.
Malakoff has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Hughes Springs, their win bumped their record up to 22-6.
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