The Dimmitt Bobcats will face off against the Muleshoe Mules at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dimmitt has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
It was a proper cat-fight when Dimmitt duked it out with Idalou on Monday. Dimmitt lost 19-3 to Idalou. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Muleshoe, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Slaton with a sharp 14-6 victory on Monday. Considering the Mules have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Muleshoe let Yahir Quezada and Julian Vargas run wild. Quezada got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Vargas scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Quezada has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Moreno, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Muleshoe is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.3 runs. Dimmitt's loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Dimmitt took their win against Muleshoe in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-4. Does Dimmitt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Muleshoe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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