For the second straight game, West Texas will face off against Ropes. The Comanches will face off against the Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Texas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
West Texas heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They came up short against Ropes, falling 10-2. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Comanches couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Ropes' part, Cutter Stumbo looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Stumbo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kade Franklin and Ryland Keith did most of the damage at the plate: Franklin went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Keith got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Keith has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Flores, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
The win (which was Ropes' fifth in a row) raised their record to 25-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for West Texas, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
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