The New Waverly Bulldogs will take on the Dayton Broncos in a tournament on Saturday. New Waverly will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
New Waverly is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Westwood on Monday as New Waverly made off with an 18-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Dayton came up short against Hargrave on Friday and fell 11-6. The Broncos haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Manny Castillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Ivan Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for New Waverly, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
New Waverly came up short against Dayton when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 5-1. Can New Waverly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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