Ingleside is 1-9 against Rockport-Fulton since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Ingleside Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Rockport-Fulton Pirates at 12:00 p.m.
Ingleside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Sinton on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. Considering the last time Ingleside couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Rockport-Fulton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Calhoun 3-2.
Evan Richardson tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Ingleside and nudges their season record down to 9-12-1. As for Rockport-Fulton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Ingleside suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Rockport-Fulton in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Ingleside 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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