Lockney is 0-10 against New Deal since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lockney Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the New Deal Lions at 4:30 p.m.
Lockney is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering New Deal just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their tough 10-3 loss to the Lions might stick with them for a while.
For New Deal's part, Jarred Galloway was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Galloway was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Atreyu Wilson and David Aguirre did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Aguirre scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Aguirre has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tristan Bigham, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Lockney's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for New Deal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season.
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