The Weatherford Kangaroos will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Arlington Colts at 5:00 p.m. Weatherford will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Weatherford's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Paschal with a sharp 11-0 win.
CJ Thornton looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Weatherford got a massive performance out of J.T. Cienega, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhys Vindiola, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arlington won against Sam Houston on Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Arlington walked away with a 4-0 victory over Sam Houston. That's two games straight that Arlington has won by exactly four runs.
Dylan Buechele tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Arlington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lunden Prater, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Danny Bustamante was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Weatherford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-1 record this season. As for Arlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-12-1.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Weatherford has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Arlington struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Weatherford skirted past Arlington 2-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Weatherford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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