Allen is 6-1 against Little Elm since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Allen Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Little Elm Lobos at 7:30 p.m. The last five games Allen has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Allen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Prosper, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Allen was ranked 15th). Allen's pitcher stepped up to hand Prosper a 1-0 shutout on Friday.
The result came thanks to Brady Coe's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allen's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Tanksley, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Little Elm had just enough and edged Braswell out 1-0 on Friday. That's two games straight that Little Elm has won by just one run.
Allen has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Little Elm, they pushed their record up to 14-10 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Allen's way against Little Elm in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Allen made off with a 13-2 victory. Does Allen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Little Elm turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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