The Grand Prairie Gophers will be taking part in a tournament against the MacArthur Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grand Prairie has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while MacArthur will arrive with three straight wins.
Grand Prairie fell victim to Nimitz and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, MacArthur had just enough and edged out Trinity 4-3 on Thursday.
MacArthur saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Martinez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI. Adrian Cruz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Grand Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for MacArthur, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Grand Prairie took their win against MacArthur when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Grand Prairie repeat their success, or does MacArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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