With a playoff win on the line, Childress rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Slaton Tigers. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by exactly five runs.
Luke Rodriguez
| 05/02/25 @ Slaton | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Tulia | 3 |
| 05/03/25 @ Slaton | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ River Road | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ River Road | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Childress let Luke Rodriguez and Drake Rabe run wild. Rodriguez went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Rabe went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Rodriguez has become a key player for Childress: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 10-11-1 otherwise. Creedan Bell was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Childress always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Slaton only posted an OBP of .382.
Childress' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-11-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Slaton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-17-1.
As of now, neither Childress nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.
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