With a playoff game on the line, Decatur rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Brownwood Lions a 3-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Decatur as they're now sitting on six straight.
Raymundo Contreras looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Decatur's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-9. As for Brownwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-8-1.
Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brownwood: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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