If McCollum was feeling good fresh off their 11-2 takedown of Southside on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cowboys fell just short of the South San Antonio Bobcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cowboys in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Giovanni Gaona made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI. JP Fischer also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
McCollum's loss dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for South San Antonio, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-10.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. McCollum is set to square off against their familiar foe MacArthur at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, South San Antonio will challenge rival Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bobcats 3.3, the Dragons 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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