Softball Preview: Texas City Stingarees vs. Santa Fe Indians
Texas City is 1-9 against Santa Fe since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Texas City Stingarees will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Fe Indians at 6:30 p.m. Texas City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
While Texas City has not struggled against Friendswood recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Everything went Texas City's way against Friendswood as Texas City made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Texas City considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Yasmyn Stewart spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trinitey Spencer and Amiya Villanueva did most of the damage at the plate: Spencer got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Villanueva scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Kassidy Dressman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Clear Brook.
Fiona Feldpausch was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clear Brook only tossed three.
Texas City's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 18-13-1.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Texas City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Texas City came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santa Fe's Carlie Hrncir, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Texas City still be able to contain Hrncir? There's only one way to find out.
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