For the second straight game, Tom Bean will face off against Axtell. The Tomcats will square off against the Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Tom Bean 2.7, Axtell 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tom Bean is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Axtell a 1-0 shutout. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Tomcats have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Axtell's batters probably weren't too happy with Keaton Reed, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up three walks). Reed has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tom Bean saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donnie Hooten, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Tom Bean has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Axtell, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 29-2.
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