Jourdanton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Poteet Aggies 12-2. That's more bragging rights for the Indians/Squaws, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Troy Fulmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
03/25/25 vs Poteet | 4 |
03/22/25 @ Devine | 3 |
03/18/25 vs Stockdale | 3 |
03/14/25 @ Marion | 4 |
03/08/25 vs Natalia | 1 |
+ 9 more games |
In other batting news, Laz Salazar was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 14 times he's played. Ryan Aguilar was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Jourdanton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Jourdanton's record is now 10-4-1. As for Poteet, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12-1 record this season.
Jourdanton will face off against Cole at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Poteet, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Great Hearts Northern Oaks at 7:00 p.m. Poteet's pitchers better be ready for this one: Great Hearts Northern Oaks has averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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