The Rockwall Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Rockwall sitting on six straight wins and Pearce on eight.
On Saturday, Rockwall sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Coppell. That's two games straight that Rockwall has won by just one run.
Vince Estrada tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Landyn Locke and Jake Overstreet did most of the damage at the plate: Locke scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Overstreet scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tristan Raley, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pearce got themselves on the board against Richardson on Friday, but Richardson never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 9-0 win.
AJ Ripley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Ripley was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Natanael Melendez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Tyler Sessions was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Rockwall is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-10-3 record this season. As for Pearce, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-13.
Rockwall skirted past Pearce 8-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockwall since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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