Softball Recap: Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles vs. Flour Bluff Hornets
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Flour Bluff Hornets with a sharp 24-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Meredith Cavazos looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Talia Maldonado, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. Maldonado has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolie Elizalde, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
On Flour Bluff's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kadence Quesada, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Flour Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-16-1.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial will be playing at home against Carroll at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Flour Bluff, they will head out on the road to face off against King at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff is facing King at the right time seeing as King is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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