Karnes City is 1-9 against Nixon-Smiley since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Badgers will head out to take on the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Neither Karnes City nor Nixon-Smiley posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Karnes City is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 20th on Friday. They came up short against Goliad, falling 14-2.
Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Luling. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since February 21st.
Nixon-Smiley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Amaya, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Nixon-Smiley's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Karnes City, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Karnes City was able to grind out a solid win over Nixon-Smiley in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Badgers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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