The Sweeny Bulldogs will be taking part in a tournament against the Randle Lions at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. Sweeny's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Randle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sweeny's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Brazoswood. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Jake Coker, who scored two runs and stole Two bases.
Meanwhile, Randle had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 4-2.
Randle also got a great performance from Jasen Gutierrez as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Gutierrez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Randle's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Coby Koteras, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. Koteras is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Sweeny's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Randle, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Everything went Sweeny's way against Randle in their previous meeting last Saturday, as Sweeny made off with a 12-2 win. Does Sweeny have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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