For the second straight game, Lubbock-Cooper will face off against Lubbock. The Pirates will take on the Westerners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lubbock-Cooper's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lubbock's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Lubbock-Cooper got the win against Lubbock by a conclusive 10-1. Considering the Pirates have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
For Lubbock's part, they got a good showing from Andres Alvarez, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Alvarez a new career-low in walks (one).
On the hitting side, Lubbock saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Flores, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lubbock-Cooper has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Lubbock, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-9-1.
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