The Somerset Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Pearsall Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerset is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Somerset will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Devine, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Somerset walked away with a 5-2 victory over Devine on Friday.
Eleazar Hernandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miguel Sandoval, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Pearsall fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Pleasanton on Friday.
Somerset has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Pearsall, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
Somerset suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Pearsall in their previous matchup on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearsall's Charlie Martinez, who scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that Somerset knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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