The Jay Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the McCollum Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Jay came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Southwest Legacy, falling 9-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since February 27th.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between McCollum and Southwest, and Southwest kept the tradition alive. The Cowboys took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dragons on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Cowboys have lost by exactly three runs.
McCollum saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Giovanni Gaona, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Jay's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for McCollum, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything went Jay's way against McCollum in their previous matchup back in February, as Jay made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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