Blanco waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Llano Yellowjackets out 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Blanco also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
For Llano's part, Weston Baker put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Baker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Colton Bailey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Blanco pushed their record up to 12-3-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Llano, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Blanco will head out on the road to challenge Ingram Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Blanco's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Ingram Moore's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Llano, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Comfort at 7:00 p.m.
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