Odem is 1-9 against Mathis since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Odem Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mathis Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Odem is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Odem gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Aransas Pass.
Aria Bray
| 03/18/25 @ Aransas Pass | 14 |
| 03/07/25 vs Falfurrias | 12 |
| 02/24/25 @ Port Aransas | 12 |
| 04/05/24 @ Aransas Pass | 11 |
| 03/10/25 vs Banquete | 10 |
Aria Bray made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Julia Garza was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mathis). Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Oso an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Like Odem, Mathis also got a great game from a two-way player: Alyssa Herrera. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits Herrera has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angelina Hernandez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Marivel Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Mathis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .760. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Oso only posted an OBP of .200.
Mathis is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. Odem's victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Odem suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Mathis when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Odem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
