The Bowie Volunteers will square off against the Southwest Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southwest took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bowie, who comes in off a win.
Bowie's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Haltom 6-0. The Volunteers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Isaiah Henderson's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Bowie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Haltom only posted a batting average of .045.
Meanwhile, Southwest scored first but ultimately less than Diamond Hill-Jarvis in their contest on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Eagles. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly four runs.
The win made it two in a row for Bowie and bumps their season record up to 20-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Southwest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Bowie was able to grind out a solid win over Southwest in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. Do the Volunteers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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