The Bangs Dragons will face off against the Ballinger Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballinger took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bangs, who comes in off a win.
Bangs is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Winters on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Blizzards: they've now won eight in a row.
Kason Klutts made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Klutts was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Trapper Estess
| 04/02/26 vs Winters | 3 |
| 02/28/26 vs Abilene Christian | 3 |
| 03/24/26 vs De Leon | 2 |
| 03/11/26 @ Goldthwaite | 1 |
In other batting news, Connor Bible and Trapper Estess did most of the damage at the plate: Bible went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Estess got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Estess is becoming a predictor of Bangs' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Quentin Myles, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Bangs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2025.
Meanwhile, Ballinger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against De Leon, falling 9-2.
Bangs' win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Ballinger, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
Bangs skirted past Ballinger 7-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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