Navasota had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Silsbee Tigers and snuck past 8-7. This was payback for Navasota, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Evan Otto, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Nunez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Navasota is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Silsbee, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15-1.
Navasota will head out on the road to take on Needville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Needville is on a five-game streak of home wins, Navasota a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Silsbee will take on Little Cypress-Mauriceville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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