For the second straight game, Bullard will face off against China Spring. The Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bullard 2.9, China Spring 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bullard heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They lost 17-5 to China Spring. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Panthers, who until this game were averaging 2.94 runs allowed.
For China Spring's part, Jacob Hinojosa looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Dean Hannah was a standout: he fired off two home runs, six RBI, and one double while going 3-for-4. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Knapp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
China Spring was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bullard only posted a batting average of .222.
The win (which was China Spring's 22nd in a row) raised their record to 32-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Bullard, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-8.
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