The Grand Saline Indians will head out to square off against the Malakoff Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Grand Saline proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 16) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Mineola 10-8. The win was familiar territory for the Indians, who have now won five contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Malakoff posted their closest victory since February 27th on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Mineola. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won three matches in a row.
Grand Saline pushed their record up to 15-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Malakoff, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5-1.
Grand Saline might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Malakoff when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Grand Saline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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