The Malakoff Tigers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Rockdale Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Malakoff: 3.5, Rockdale: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Malakoff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Grandview 3-1.
Jack Hustead was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rockdale entered their tilt with Groesbeck with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Goats with a sharp 13-4 win on Thursday.
Mason Lillard tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rockdale let Daniel Castillo and Mason Willard loose on the outfield. Castillo scored four runs while going 2-for-4, while Willard scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Layton Mogford was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Malakoff has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Rockdale, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6-1.
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