The Luling Eagles will take on the Poth Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Luling has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 28.
Luling came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Nixon-Smiley by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 19, 2024.
Giovanni Arredondo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jonah Hernandez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Poth earned an 8-4 victory over Stockdale on Tuesday.
Poth let Lucas Trevino and Major Luna run wild. Trevino scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Luna got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Jacob Clark was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Poth has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Luling's loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Luling skirted past Poth 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Does Luling have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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