Salado is a perfect 7-0 against Jarrell since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Salado Eagles will challenge the Jarrell Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Salado has three straight victories, Jarrell has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Salado's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Jarrell 11-0. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Kannon Baird and Owen Curtis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Baird didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Curtis pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Salado is 2-0-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise. At the plate, Baird went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Curtis scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Those three RBI gave Baird a new career-high.
Brayden Naegele
| 03/11/25 vs Jarrell | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Tuloso-Midway | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Sterling | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Steele | 1 |
| 02/17/25 @ Thrall | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Naegele, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Trey Waters also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Salado hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Salado's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Jarrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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