The Hondo Owls will challenge the Orange Grove Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hondo 3, Orange Grove 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Orange Grove will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Hondo extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Owls walked away with a 5-2 win over Karnes City.
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Hondo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Barr, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Barr has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orange Grove). They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over Banquete on Friday. The victory continues a trend for Orange Grove in their matchups with Banquete: they've now won three in a row.
Zach Wright was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Linden Rodriguez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Orange Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Orange Grove pushed their record up to 14-8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Hondo, their win bumped their record up to 17-5-1.
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