Salado waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jarrell Cougars an 11-0 shutout. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Kannon Baird and Owen Curtis were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Baird didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Curtis tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Baird a new career-low in hits (three). At bat, Baird went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Curtis scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Baird a new career-high in RBI.
Brayden Naegele
| 03/11/25 vs Jarrell | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Tuloso-Midway | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Sterling | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Steele | 1 |
| 02/17/25 @ Thrall | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Naegele, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aezea Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Salado hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jarrell struck out eight times.
Salado's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Jarrell, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Salado will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jarrell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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