The Grapeland Sandies are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Leon Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Leon took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Grapeland, who comes in off a win.
Grapeland put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Normangee as Grapeland made off with a 17-5 win. The victory was just what Grapeland needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior game.
Sean Walker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ricky Gilmore, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Leon had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lovelady on Tuesday. Leon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grapeland's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Leon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Grapeland came up short against Leon when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leon's Brock Bumpurs, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Grapeland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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