The River Road Wildcats will be playing at home against the Tulia Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. River Road is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, River Road came up short against Dalhart and fell 7-3.
Manuel Velarde and Tagan McLean did some serious damage despite the final result: Velarde scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while McLean scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. McLean has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Delgado, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tulia scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Friona with a sharp 20-9 victory. Tulia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Tulia got a massive performance out of Timmy Trevino, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Zadrian Chavez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
River Road has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Tulia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
River Road suffered a grim 16-10 defeat to Tulia when the teams last played on April 8th. Will River Road have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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