Softball Recap: Farmersville Farmers vs. Kaufman Lions
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Farmersville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kaufman Lions a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Farmersville, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jamie Varga was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Varga was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for five straight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaylie Casados, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Destiney Madewell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Kaufman's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abeni Nava, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
The win (which was Farmersville's fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-10. As for Kaufman, their loss dropped their record down to 19-13.
Farmersville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kaufman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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