The Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos will head out on the road to square off against the Wheatland Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Twelve Bridges is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over El Dorado.
Matt Henry tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Twelve Bridges let Logan Conley and Matthew Thomas loose on the outfield. Conley scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Thomas went 3-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Whitesides, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wheatland narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty Ranch 6-5.
Joshua Shackelford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Shackelford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leo Hoskins, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Joshua Rivera, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Twelve Bridges is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Wheatland, their record is now 17-10.
Twelve Bridges came up short against Wheatland in their previous matchup back in March, falling 10-5. Can Twelve Bridges avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
