A feisty cat fight will be fought as Orangefield Bobcats duke it out with Kountze Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Orangefield will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Orangefield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against East Chambers as they made off with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won 12 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Kountze came up short against Kirbyville on Tuesday, falling 10-3. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kountze saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Berkley McFarland, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Orangefield's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Kountze, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Orangefield beat Kountze 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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