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| 03/20/26 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 04/08/25 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/21/25 - Away | 3-9 L |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Leon has gone 8-1 against Latexo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cougars will welcome the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Leon made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Centerville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cougars fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-5 back in March. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Latexo duked it out with Lovelady on Tuesday. The Tigers lost 12-6 to the Lions.
Tim White was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Matthew Shirley and Rick Hernandez did some serious damage despite the final result: Shirley went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Shirley is becoming a predictor of Latexo's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-7 when he doesn't).
Leon's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-2. As for Latexo, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went Leon's way against Latexo in their previous matchup back in March, as Leon made off with a 13-3 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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