Tulia hasn't had much luck against Childress recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hornets will challenge the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Childress took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tulia, who comes in off a win.
Tulia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past River Road 20-10 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Roberto Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Jarvis Pestrana
| 04/15/25 vs River Road | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ River Road | 4 |
| 03/03/25 vs Friona | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs River Road | 3 |
| 02/24/25 vs Sudan | 3 |
| + 13 more games |
In other batting news, Jarvis Pestrana was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Tulia's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-7-1 when he doesn't). Logan Becerra was another key player, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one double.
Tulia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Childress didn't have quite enough to beat Bushland on Tuesday and fell 6-5. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Childress' loss dropped their record down to 10-10-1. As for Tulia, their record is now 14-7-1.
Tulia took their victory against Childress in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 16-8 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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