The La Grange Leopards will head out on the road to square off against the Giddings Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither La Grange nor Giddings posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
La Grange fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Manor New Tech on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Manor New Tech by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Giddings came up short against Caldwell on Friday and fell 7-2.
Giddings saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Burgdorf, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jace Locke, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
La Grange now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Giddings, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
La Grange couldn't quite finish off Giddings when the teams last played back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Giddings' Corbin Medack, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Now that La Grange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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