The Fort Bend Kempner Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Foster Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, while Fort Bend Kempner put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Fort Bend Willowridge. Everything went Fort Bend Kempner's way against Fort Bend Willowridge as Fort Bend Kempner made off with a 19-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Bend Kempner.
Meanwhile, Foster entered their tilt with Fort Bend Marshall with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Buffalos with a sharp 12-1 win on Friday.
Chase Batten made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Batten has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Batten was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Weston Cockrum was excellent, scoring two runs.
Fort Bend Kempner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11-1 record this season. As for Foster, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Fort Bend Kempner suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Foster in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Bend Kempner, Jackson Low (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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