Newman Smith extended their losing streak to 12 on Friday, dropping them down to 2-15. They came up short against the Creekview Mustangs, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 on Tuesday.
As for Creekview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games.
For Creekview's part, Sam Perez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Creekview is undefeated when Perez posts two or more runs, but 7-10-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Ben Miller was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Newman Smith and Creekview could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Trojans will face off against Lone Star at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (1031 vs. 286). Meanwhile, Creekview (ranked 561st) will meet Highland Park (ranked 43rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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