Poth is 8-1 against Poteet since March of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Aggies at 11:05 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Poth 2.8, Poteet 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Poteet will be up against a hot Poth squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Poth's pitcher stepped up to hand Mathis a 10-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Poth has won five games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Jacob Clark, who gave up just a hit to keep Mathis off the board.
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At the plate, Poth saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Major Luna, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Luna is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Blaise Alexander was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Poth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mathis only posted an OBP of .200.
While Poteet didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Mathis on Tuesday.
Poteet's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Poth, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Poth got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 against Poteet by a conclusive 18-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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