The Lamar Consolidated Mustangs will face off against the Tomas Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomas took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lamar Consolidated, who comes in off a win.
Lamar Consolidated is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-3 margin over Fort Bend Marshall on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Jacob Thornton
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Jacob Thornton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Lamar Consolidated: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 3-12-1 otherwise. Thornton was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lamar Consolidated got a massive performance out of Mikey Cuellar, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs. With that strong performance, Cuellar is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Silva, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Lamar Consolidated was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tomas lost 15-3 to Victoria East on Friday. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lamar Consolidated has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-13-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Tomas, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
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