The Mexia Black Cats will take on the Teague Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Mexia: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Teague has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Mexia will bounce into Friday's game after beating Groesbeck, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Mexia walked away with a 5-2 win over Groesbeck on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Vershawn Troup, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Teague). They were the clear victor by a 20-5 margin over Trinity on Friday. Considering the Lions have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trip Egbert made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Egbert was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mario Cuevas was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Cameron Fortson, who went 1-for-3 with five RBI and one run.
Teague kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Teague has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Mexia's victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
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