Neches is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kerens is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Neches Tigers will take on the Kerens Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Neches: 2, Kerens: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Neches narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Kerens 4-3.
For Kerens' part, Rylee Spivey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Spivey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Spivey wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Holt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Neches' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Kerens, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
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