Grapeland stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Latexo Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Grapeland needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Jax Vickers was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vickers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Deleon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Grapeland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Latexo, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Grapeland will take on Lovelady at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lovelady is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Latexo, they will head out on the road to take on Centerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerville's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Latexo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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