If Sweeny was riding high fresh off their 17-0 takedown of Wharton last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Needville Bluejays by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
04/22/25 vs Needville | 2 |
04/15/25 vs Bay City | 1 |
04/01/25 vs Columbia | 1 |
03/18/25 vs El Campo | 2 |
03/11/25 @ Brazosport | 2 |
Sweeny got a good showing from Wyatt Wilkinson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wilkinson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sweeny saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Newsom, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sweeny's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-1. As for Needville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-7.
Looking ahead, Sweeny will face off against Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Needville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against El Campo at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bluejays 2.8, the Ricebirds 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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