The Weiss Wolves will take on the Randle Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Weiss comes in on ten and Randle on five.
Weiss is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over Bastrop. Considering the Wolves have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Randle's hitters rose to the challenge against a Rhinos pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.11 runs allowed on Saturday. The Lions blew past Carnegie Vanguard 13-2.
Jasen Gutierrez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Randle is 8-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-11-3 otherwise.
At the plate, Randle let Jaeden Humphrey and Cristian Elizondo run wild. Humphrey went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Elizondo went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave Elizondo a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sean Wilson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Randle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Weiss' victory bumped their record up to 20-6-2. As for Randle, their win bumped their record up to 18-12-3.
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