For the second straight game, Littlefield will face off against Iowa Park. The Wildcats will host the Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Littlefield 3.7, Iowa Park 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Littlefield heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Iowa Park. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Iowa Park's part, AJ Ramirez made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ramirez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kane Decker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brayden Holster, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Iowa Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Iowa Park's tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Littlefield, their loss dropped their record down to 23-10.
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