The Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will take on The Colony Cougars in a tournament on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lebanon Trail has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while The Colony will arrive with three straight victories.
Lebanon Trail's tournament run continued when they took on Saginaw last Thursday. Lebanon Trail fell just short of Saginaw by a score of 5-3.
Lebanon Trail got a good showing from Connor Baker, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Wyatt Woods and Finnegan O'Brien stepped up to the plate in a big way. Woods scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while O'Brien went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and one RBI. Those runs were Woods' first of the season.
Meanwhile, The Colony posted their closest win since February 22nd on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against McKinney North, sneaking past 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rodrigo Oquendo Arreaza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Martinez-Anderson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Lebanon Trail's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for The Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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