Silsbee proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Jasper Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for Silsbee, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Jasper's part, Joshua Menard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Silsbee has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14-1 record this season. As for Jasper, they dropped their record down to 2-23-1 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Silsbee will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against West Orange-Stark at 7:00 p.m. Silsbee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so West Orange-Stark's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jasper, they will head out on the road to challenge Little Cypress-Mauriceville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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