The Aledo Bearcats will take on the McKinney North Bulldogs on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Aledo 1.8, McKinney North 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Aledo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Colleyville Heritage. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Luke Sandefur tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Burdine, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Dylan Duran, who went 1-for-3 with three runs.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but McKinney North ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Midlothian 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
McKinney North also got a great performance from Austin Sayman as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Sayman has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McKinney North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Shelton, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Cade Antosca was another, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Aledo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for McKinney North, their record now sits at 19-12-1.
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