Softball Game Preview: Mercedes Tigers vs. Donna Redskins

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Home	15-4 W
04/05/24 - Away	12-0 W
03/05/24 - Home	16-1 W
04/06/23 - Home	15-1 W
03/07/23 - Away	20-0 W
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Mercedes has gone a perfect 10-0 against Donna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mercedes Tigers will head out to square off against the Donna Redskins at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercedes has five straight victories, Donna has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, everything went Mercedes' way against Pace as Mercedes made off with a 12-2 win. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Ashley De Leon, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Garza, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Mercedes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .382 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Donna lost 17-1 to Lopez on Monday.

Mercedes' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Donna, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.

Everything went Mercedes' way against Donna in their previous matchup back in February, as Mercedes made off with a 15-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercedes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.