Softball Preview: Refugio Bobcats vs. Three Rivers Bulldogs
The Refugio Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Three Rivers Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Refugio sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Kenedy.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Three Rivers gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Skidmore-Tynan a 16-0 shutout. Give Three Rivers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Alyson Gomez made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Gomez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gomez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sydney Ruiz, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Miley Conard was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Refugio is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Three Rivers, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.
Refugio might still be hurting after the 19-4 loss they got from Three Rivers when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Three Rivers' Sofia Alvarado, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that Refugio knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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