The Bowie Bears will square off against the Clint Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, Bowie had just enough and edged out Irvin 5-4. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Clint had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Lobos get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Joe Aranda was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Aranda wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mario Pacheco, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Bowie's win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Clint, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11-1.
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