The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Somerset Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockport-Fulton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Rockport-Fulton is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Banquete (and have done all season long). Rockport-Fulton put the hurt on Banquete with a sharp 10-3 win on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Aydan Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Somerset got the win against Pearsall on Friday by a conclusive 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Somerset.
Nick Flores made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Flores has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Flores was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ruben Moreno, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hector Torres was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rockport-Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Somerset, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
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