Tuloso-Midway won the last time they faced Bishop, and things went their way on Friday too. The Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bishop Badgers and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that Tuloso-Midway has won by exactly two runs.
Jaden Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Ozbie Buentello tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Tuloso-Midway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-2 record this season. As for Bishop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tuloso-Midway will challenge Robstown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuloso-Midway's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Robstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop, they will head out on the road to square off against King at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Bishop has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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