For the second straight game, Wylie will face off against Rowlett. Wylie will take on Rowlett at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wylie 2.5, Rowlett 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wylie fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Rowlett on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered since April 27, 2024.
For Rowlett's part, they got a great performance from Tyler Holmes as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Holmes has posted since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Naphtali Orozco, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Rowlett, bringing their record up to 13-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Wylie, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-7 record.
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