The Sealy Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sealy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Fort Bend Willowridge likes a good challenge.
Sealy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Royal with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Sealy got a big performance out of Jackson Blanks, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Blanks a new career-high. Julian Gomez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Sealy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Royal hit Fort Bend Willowridge with a five-run first inning last Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Angel Vasquez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered seven earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Ameer Carter was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Torrez, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Fort Bend Willowridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Sealy, their win bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
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