It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sam Rayburn had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the North Hopkins Panthers by a score of 5-0. Five seems to be a good number for the Rebels as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jamison Dorris and Cooper Robison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Dorris didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Robison tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Dorris went 2-for-3 with one double, while Robison went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those runs were Robison's first of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Clay Caldwell, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Rebels
| 05/03/25 vs North Hopkins | 14 |
| 04/15/25 vs Savoy | 10 |
| 05/03/25 vs North Hopkins | 9 |
| 04/22/25 @ Honey Grove | 6 |
| 04/11/25 @ Collinsville | 5 |
Sam Rayburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Sam Rayburn and bumps their season record up to 16-9-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for North Hopkins, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-6.
Looking ahead, Sam Rayburn will challenge Muenster on Thursday. The Hornets will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Rebels surely won't give up without a fight. North Hopkins does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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