The Robstown Cottonpickers will take on the Flour Bluff Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Friday just wasn't the day for Robstown's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (12-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Flour Bluff, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Alice get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Coyotes recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The result came thanks to Robert Moreno's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. He has become a key player for Flour Bluff: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 3-8-2 otherwise.
At the plate, Flour Bluff saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymond Aguilar, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Robstown's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Flour Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 6-8-2.
Robstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Flour Bluff when the teams last played back in March of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. Will Robstown repeat their success, or does Flour Bluff has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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