The Celina Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the China Spring Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Celina comes in on 12 and China Spring on seven.
Celina barely beat Sanger the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bobcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 6-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Bobcats have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, China Spring made easy work of Lorena last Thursday and carried off a 15-1 victory. The Cougars are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the sixth matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Jacob Lessman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Lessman was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jack Kennedy and Dayvin Bell did most of the damage at the plate: Kennedy went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI, while Bell went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those two doubles gave Bell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Hering, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
China Spring was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Celina's record is now 17-8-2. As for China Spring, their record now sits at 10-5.
Celina couldn't quite finish off China Spring in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 and fell 7-5. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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