Mineral Wells lost against Graham back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mineral Wells Rams fell just short of the Graham Steers by a score of 4-3. Mineral Wells has struggled against Graham recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Braeden Wells was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Wells was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Wells wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Holifield, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Mineral Wells' loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for Graham, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Mineral Wells will head out on the road to square off against Stephenville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stephenville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mineral Wells' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Graham, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Graham is facing Vernon at the right time seeing as Vernon is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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