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| 04/19/22 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 03/29/22 - Home | 13-2 W |
| 05/04/19 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
| 05/03/19 - Neutral | 0-4 L |
| 05/02/19 - Neutral | 6-5 W |
| + 4 more games |
Robstown is 8-1 against Zapata since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cottonpickers will host the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Robstown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over King on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cottonpickers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Zapata, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand King a 14-0 shutout on Friday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Zapata got a great performance from Noel Camarillo as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Camarillo has become a key player for the Hawks: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Zapata let Lauro Guerra and Jay Solis run wild. Guerra scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Solis scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Guerra has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Solis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Zapata always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King only posted an OBP of .067.
Robstown's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13. As for Zapata, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Robstown beat Zapata 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Will the Cottonpickers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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