Pearce is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Rockwall is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pearce Mustangs will take on the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pearce: 4, Rockwall: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Pearce got themselves on the board against Richardson, but Richardson never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 9-0.
AJ Ripley made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Ripley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ripley was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Natanael Melendez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Tyler Sessions was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rockwall narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Coppell 5-4. That's two games straight that Rockwall has won by just one run.
Vince Estrada tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Landyn Locke and Jake Overstreet did most of the damage at the plate: Locke scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Overstreet scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Benji Cardona, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pearce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Rockwall, their win bumped their record up to 29-10-3.
Pearce couldn't quite finish off Rockwall when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Pearce, Micah Kendrick (who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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