The Arlington Colts will take on the Granbury Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Arlington 3.6, Granbury 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Arlington and South Grand Prairie meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Colts had just enough and edged out the Warriors 7-6.
Danny Bustamante
| 03/06/25 @ Boswell | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Rockwall-Heath | 2 |
| 04/26/25 @ South Grand Prairie | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Martin | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Lamar | 1 |
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Danny Bustamante was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Arlington is 8-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 9-10 otherwise. Bustamante was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Gannon Howard and Matthew Nguyen did most of the damage at the plate: Howard went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Nguyen went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That's the most hits Howard has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Abraham Alvarado, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Granbury suffered their biggest defeat since March 22, 2024 last Thursday. They lost 7-1 to Aledo. The Pirates have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Arlington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Granbury, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Arlington might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Granbury in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can the Colts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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