The Hays Hawks will take on the Smithson Valley Rangers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Leander hit Hays with a four-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hawks lost 12-2 to the Lions.
Hays saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elaina Gonzales, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They never let the Patriots get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Give the Rangers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Smithson Valley's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hays, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Hays skirted past Smithson Valley 2-1 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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