The Ennis Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Life Waxahachie Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ennis is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Friday. Ennis blew past Kaufman 12-3.
Caleb Beauchamp made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Beauchamp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Blaine Zhanel and Isaac Mata did most of the damage at the plate: Zhanel scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3, while Mata scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Mata a new career-high in hits.
Ennis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kaufman only posted a batting average of .208.
Meanwhile, Life Waxahachie had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Alvarado on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since April 19, 2024.
Ennis' record is now 7-5-2. As for Life Waxahachie, their record now sits at 8-4-2.
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