The Stockdale Brahmas will venture away from home to square off against the Goliad Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Stockdale came up short against Poth and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, Goliad had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Badgers 14-2. Considering the Tigers have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Marek was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Irwin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Goliad pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Stockdale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-12-1 record this season.
Stockdale suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Goliad in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Brahmas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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