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Calallen came tearing into Tuesday’s contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Robstown Cottonpickers a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday’s blowout was nothing new.
Drayton Mitchell made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn’t allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That’s the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter’s box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Reese Rusher and Jagger Batek did most of the damage at the plate: Rusher went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Batek went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave Rusher a new career-high. Dallin DeBellas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
Calallen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.
Calallen’s record now sits at 23-2. As for Robstown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
Coming up, Calallen will challenge Alexander at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Robstown, they will square off against Tuloso-Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors’ pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Cottonpickers’ hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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