Softball Game Preview: Lytle Pirates vs. Cotulla Cowboys

Pirates

Runs

04/04/25 vs Natalia	4
04/01/25 @ Crystal City	10
03/28/25 vs Hondo	13
03/25/25 @ Dilley	6
03/21/25 vs Cotulla	4
+ 15 more games

Lytle is 2-8 against Cotulla since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pirates will face off against the Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Lytle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

Things were looking good for Lytle after they put the first runs on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Natalia.

Kaycee Galindo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and eight unearned) runs on 14 hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Anissa Perez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was ADDISON CRIADO, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Cotulla had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Owls as they made off with a 12-5 victory. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Cotulla got a massive performance out of Sienna Arevalo, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Those three runs gave Arevalo a new career-high. Sareen Ramirez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.

Cotulla's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lytle, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lytle has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cotulla struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.