The Jones Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Robstown Cottonpickers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jones took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Ingleside.
Tyler Lang made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Trip Munoz
| 04/17/25 vs Ingleside | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Calhoun | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Ingleside | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Calhoun | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Rockport-Fulton | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trip Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of BJ Rivas, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Robstown posted their closest victory since March 11th on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Zapata, sneaking past 5-4. The Cottonpickers haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Jones' record is now 8-13-1. As for Robstown, their record now sits at 12-13.
Jones came out on top in a nail-biter against Robstown in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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