The Wortham Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Kerens Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wortham has struggled recently with 14 defeats in a row, while Kerens will arrive with seven straight victories.
Wortham lost 16-1 to Frankston on Friday.
Meanwhile, Kerens got themselves on the board against LaPoynor on Friday, but LaPoynor never followed suit. They didn't even let the Flyers on the board, marking their second-straight 11-0 shutout. Considering the Bobcats have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kannon Ritchie made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3.
Ritchie wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lionel Escobedo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Escobedo a new career-high. Andy Conklin was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Kerens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in four consecutive games.
Kerens' win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Wortham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Wortham might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Kerens when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Wortham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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