After flying high against Brazosport Christian last Tuesday, Boling came back down to earth. The Boling Bulldogs fell just short of the Palacios Sharks by a score of 9-8 on Friday. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their loss to the Sharks from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Randy Ruiz put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Ruiz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Macek, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
| 02/28/25 @ Palacios | 8-9 |
| 02/25/25 vs Brazosport Christian | 12-5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Brazosport | 12-5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Ganado | 11-0 |
| 02/21/25 vs Tidehaven | 5-13 |
Boling moved to 3-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Palacios, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Coming up, Boling will be taking part in a tournament against Columbia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Palacios, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Schulenburg on the 28th.
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