The Lockney Longhorns will head out on the road to square off against the Memphis Cyclones at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Lockney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Lockney is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Wellington on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Skyrockets by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Dyllan Thiebaud
| 04/15/25 vs Wellington | 14 |
| 04/11/25 vs Quanah | 6 |
| 04/04/25 vs Floydada | 16 |
| 03/28/25 @ Wellington | 11 |
| 03/21/25 @ Clarendon | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Dyllan Thiebaud put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Xavier Jimenez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Memphis, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Quanah with a sharp 14-2 victory on Tuesday.
Lockney's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Memphis, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Lockney took their victory against Memphis in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 22-7 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Longhorns since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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