The Plano East Panthers will square off against the White Longhorns at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. White took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Plano East, who comes in off a win.
If Plano East beats White with six runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Plano East beat Princeton on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1. The win continues a trend for Plano East in their matchups with Princeton: they've now won three in a row.
Plano East's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Marentes, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Marentes a new career-high. Isaiah Brewington also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Plano East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, White scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 28-18 to Hillcrest. The Longhorns' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
White now has a losing record of 7-8-1. As for Plano East, their win bumped their record up to 8-6-1.
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