The Sam Rayburn Rebels will head out to take on the Trenton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sam Rayburn is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
If Sam Rayburn beats Trenton with nine runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Sam Rayburn put the hurt on Tioga with a sharp 9-1 win on Friday.
Trenton never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Grayson Christian on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Grayson Christian. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by eight runs or more this season.
Landry Yowell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Connor Sherwood was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while going 1-for-1. Gavin Nichols was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-2.
Sam Rayburn's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Trenton, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7.
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