The Robstown Cottonpickers will face off against the Jones Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Robstown proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Zapata. The Cottonpickers haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jones, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Ingleside by a score of 7-4 on Thursday.
Tyler Lang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trip Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of BJ Rivas, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Jones' victory bumped their record up to 8-13-1. As for Robstown, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
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