The Stockdale Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Stockdale sitting on three straight victories and Centennial on five.
Last Thursday, Stockdale made easy work of Garces Memorial and carried off a 10-4 win.
Bowen Salyards tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Guitierrez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brock Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Centennial beat Garces Memorial 6-3 on Tuesday.
Stockdale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 9-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Stockdale skirted past Centennial 16-15 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Stockdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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