The Amarillo Sandies are taking a road trip to take on the Lubbock Westerners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amarillo is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Amarillo's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Caprock with a sharp 11-0 win. The Sandies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lubbock hadn't done well against Monterey recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lubbock had just enough and edged out Monterey 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Westerners, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Ivan McGwier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, Lubbock's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Rosendo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Amarillo's record now sits at 14-8-1. As for Lubbock, their record is now 14-6-1.
Amarillo beat Lubbock 8-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Will Amarillo repeat their success, or does Lubbock has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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