The Stafford Spartans will head out to face off against the Giddings Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Stafford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Stafford after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 8-4 to Boling. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly four runs.

Maxwell Frels
04/17/25 vs Fort Bend Willowridge | 3 |
03/06/25 vs Alief Hastings | 3 |
04/25/25 vs Boling | 2 |
04/15/25 @ Fort Bend Willowridge | 2 |
04/11/25 @ Royal | 2 |
+ 9 more games |
Maxwell Frels put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Stafford: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise.
Frels wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Balamonte, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Giddings didn't have quite enough to beat Columbus on Monday and fell 5-4. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Stafford's record now sits at 13-9. As for Giddings, their record is now 11-10-1.
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