The Lone Star Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Star will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Lone Star is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Turner get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won eight in a row.
Ross Norman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Ryan Hansberger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Chase Lanham was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Sean Galbraith also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Wakeland earned a 5-0 victory over Creekview on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Wakeland pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lone Star, their record is now 7-15.
Lone Star came out on top in a nail-biter against Wakeland in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Does Lone Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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