The Sweeny Bulldogs will face off against the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sweeny will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Sweeny barely beat Brazosport the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Sweeny's pitcher stepped up to hand Brazosport a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 22nd.
| 03/11/25 @ Brazosport | 10 |
| 03/04/25 vs Brazoswood | 5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Victoria East | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Tuloso-Midway | 3 |
Not much got past Wyatt Wilkinson, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Brazosport off the board. The dominant performance gave Wilkinson a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Holt Blessing was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last nine contests. Another player making a difference was Cale Newsom, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, El Campo fell victim to Columbia and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Roughnecks by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Ricebirds were not able to get on the board.
Sweeny's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8-1. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for El Campo, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-4-1 record this season.
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