The Sulphur Bluff Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Neches Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Sulphur Bluff beats Neches with 14 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Sulphur Bluff put the hurt on Excel Christian Academy with a sharp 14-4 win last Tuesday. That's two games straight that Sulphur Bluff has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Neches had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 22-1 margin over the Lions. Neches' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Sulphur Bluff pushed their record up to 11-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Neches, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Sulphur Bluff beat Neches 6-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Sulphur Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neches turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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