The Crandall Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Ennis Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crandall will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Crandall is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Ennis, falling 12-4.
For Ennis' part, Keno Castillo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Castillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Beauchamp was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
Ennis hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive contests.
Ennis is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. Crandall's loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
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