Haltom extended their losing streak to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 4-26. They lost 10-0 to the South Grand Prairie Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Tuesday.
As for South Grand Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
For South Grand Prairie's part, they got a great performance from Matthew Smith as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Smith has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Julian Guerrero was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daylon Brooks, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Haltom will take on Fossil Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.73 runs per game on average), something the Buffalos will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for South Grand Prairie, they will face off against Mansfield Timberview at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors will need to watch out since the Wolves have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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