The Sabinal Yellowjackets will square off against the Dilley Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sabinal has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight losses, while Dilley will come in with three straight victories.
Sabinal lost 11-2 to Crystal City on Saturday.
While Dilley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against D'Hanis on Saturday as Dilley made off with a 12-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Bubba Reyes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Reyes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jesse Hernadez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gunner McClain, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Dilley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.
Dilley's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sabinal, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Sabinal might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Dilley in their previous meeting on Friday. Can Sabinal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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