The Neches Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Slocum Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Neches is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Frankston, who was ranked fourth at the time (Neches was ranked first). The Tigers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Neches couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Sunday just wasn't the day for Slocum's offense. They lost 7-0 to Timpson on Sunday.
Slocum's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Neches, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 19-1.
Everything went Neches' way against Slocum in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, as Neches made off with a 7-4 victory. In that match, the Tigers amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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