The Lufkin Panthers will take on the MacArthur Generals at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Lufkin will be strutting in after a win while MacArthur will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Lufkin got the win against Needville by a conclusive 9-1.
Meanwhile, MacArthur didn't have quite enough to beat Columbia on Thursday and fell 4-2.
Artemio Mata put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Mata was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Adrian Castillo was cooking despite his team's loss, earning one RBI, one run, and three stolen bases.
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