The Deer Park Deer will square off against the Milby Buffs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Deer Park barely beat Brazoswood the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Deer's pitchers stepped up to hand the Buccaneers an 11-0 shutout on Friday. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Deer this season.
Meanwhile, Milby got the win against Sterling on Friday by a conclusive 12-2. The Buffs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Hayden Maldonado was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Maldonado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Jacob Morales was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Woodard-Hicks Dre'Lyn, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Milby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive games.
Milby has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Park, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
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