For the second straight game, Denver City will face off against Littlefield. The Mustangs will face off against the Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Denver City 3.5, Littlefield 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Denver City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Littlefield. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since March 11th.
Jacen Ya?ez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Denver City's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Samrey Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Denver City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Littlefield, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-9.
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