For the second straight game, Decatur will face off against Estacado. The Eagles will face off against the Matadors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Decatur's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Estacado's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Decatur heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Estacado. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Matadors' pitchers proved too tough.
Decatur got a good showing from Kalum Garner, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garner has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Decatur saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymundo Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The win (which was Estacado's third in a row) raised their record to 16-16-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Decatur, they moved to 18-16-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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