Barbers Hill had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Crosby Cougars onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. This was payback for Barbers Hill, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Bridger Thomas, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Crosby off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Marlin, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Miller Malone, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Barbers Hill is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Crosby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Barbers Hill will square off against Port Neches-Groves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Port Neches-Groves is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Barbers Hill will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crosby, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Nederland at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Crosby: 3.7, Nederland: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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