Brownfield is 1-9 against Denver City since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Brownfield will challenge Denver City at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Brownfield came up short against Lamesa and fell 10-6.
Meanwhile, Denver City waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tornadoes a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Andres Ornelas, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Lamesa off the board. Ornelas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Gonzales, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Vasquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Denver City's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Brownfield, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-5.
Brownfield couldn't quite finish off Denver City when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Brownfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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