The Sundown Roughnecks will take on the Shiner Comanches on Thursday. Sundown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Shiner's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sundown heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of Muenster by a score of 6-5. The Roughnecks' loss signaled the end of their 17-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Shiner made sure to put some runs up on the board against Como-Pickton on Saturday. The Comanches were the clear victors by a 17-3 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Comanches, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Shiner is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Sundown, their defeat dropped their record down to 30-4.
Sundown skirted past Shiner 9-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Roughnecks repeat their success, or do the Comanches have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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