West Sabine is 6-0 against Zavalla since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Sabine Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Zavalla Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Sabine has six straight wins, Zavalla has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, West Sabine was able to grind out a solid victory over Chester, taking the game 8-4.
Laken Quick made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Quick was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, West Sabine got a big performance out of Peyton Bourque, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Kyle Parnell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Zavalla fell victim to a rough 17-2 defeat at the hands of Broaddus on Friday.
Aidan Harvey and Colby Cheney did some serious damage despite the final result: Harvey went 1-for-1 with two RBI, while Cheney scored a run and stole a base. Cheney is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
West Sabine's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Zavalla, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went West Sabine's way against Zavalla in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as West Sabine made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Sabine since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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