The Tomas Gators are taking a road trip to face off against the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomas has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tomas lost 15-3 to Victoria East on Friday. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lamar Consolidated). They put the hurt on Fort Bend Marshall with a sharp 19-3 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Jacob Thornton was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lamar Consolidated is 2-1 when Thornton allows three or fewer hits, but 3-12-1 otherwise. Thornton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lamar Consolidated got a massive performance out of Mikey Cuellar, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs. With that strong performance, Cuellar is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. Sebastian Silva was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Lamar Consolidated always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Tomas' loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Lamar Consolidated, their record is now 5-13-1.
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