For the second straight game, Estacado will face off against Decatur. The Matadors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Estacado's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Decatur has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Estacado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Decatur by a score of 4-1. Four seems to be a good number for the Matadors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Decatur's part, they got a good showing from Kalum Garner, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garner has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Decatur saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymundo Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Estacado is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-16-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Decatur, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-16-1.
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