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| 04/28/16 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 05/01/15 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 05/01/15 - Neutral | 5-0 W |
| 04/30/15 - Away | 3-0 W |
Lufkin is a perfect 4-0 against Texas since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lufkin Panthers face off against Texas Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lufkin sitting on nine straight victories and Texas on three.
Lufkin proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 20) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Hallsville get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since February 21st.
Meanwhile, Texas got the win against Jacksonville on Friday by a conclusive 16-1. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Texas pushed their record up to 13-5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Lufkin, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Lufkin was able to grind out a solid victory over Texas when the teams last played back in April of 2016, winning 5-0. Does Lufkin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Texas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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