The Parkland Matadors will challenge the Canyon Eagles at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Parkland nor Canyon posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Parkland fell victim to Dumas and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 17-0 to the Demons. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Matadors were not able to get on the board.
Parkland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devyn Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Even though they lost, Parkland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Canyon and Lubbock finished up their game with a 2-2 tie on Saturday.
With that tie, Canyon's record moves to 6-1-1. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Parkland suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Canyon in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Can Parkland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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