For the second straight game, El Campo will face off against Calallen. The Ricebirds will challenge the Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. El Campo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Calallen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Campo heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They lost 21-0 to Calallen. The shutout was out of character for the Ricebirds seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Calallen's part, Collier Carroll looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Calallen got a massive performance out of Jaydon Cruz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave Cruz a new career-high. Blake Quinn was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Calallen hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in 12 consecutive matches.
Calallen pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for El Campo, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-9-1.
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