For the second straight game, Millsap will face off against Jacksboro. The Bulldogs will face off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Millsap is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Millsap heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to Jacksboro. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Jacksboro's part, Wyatt Gavit was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Gavit has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Jacksboro let Lochlan Pardue and Cannon Valenzuela run wild. Pardue went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Pardue has posted since back in February.
The victory (which was Jacksboro's fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Millsap, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
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