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| 03/15/25 - Away | 10-5 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 03/26/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 03/05/24 - Neutral | 7-0 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lufkin is 9-1 against Nacogdoches since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will host the Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Neither Lufkin nor Nacogdoches posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lufkin is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Whitehouse just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Nacogdoches owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Jacksonville 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since April 20, 2024.
The result came thanks to Josh Morones's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Nacogdoches is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-14 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Nacogdoches saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Brady, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lufkin's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Nacogdoches, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-15.
Lufkin beat Nacogdoches 10-5 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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