For the second straight game, Yoakum will face off against Edna. The Bulldogs will face off against the Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yoakum has four straight wins, Edna has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Yoakum proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Edna 6-4.
Brenten Jacob spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
| 02/28/25 vs Cedar Creek | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Edna | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs La Grange | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Rice Consolidated | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Palacios | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Trae Cuellar was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Yoakum's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-9-1 when he doesn't). Matt Blanchard was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Yoakum pushed their record up to 11-9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Edna, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
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