Softball Preview: Littlefield Wildcats vs. Muleshoe Mules
Littlefield is 9-1 against Muleshoe since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Littlefield Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Muleshoe Mules at 12:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Littlefield pushed their score all the way to 13 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 16-13 to Brownfield. Littlefield has not had much luck with Brownfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Alyssa Torres and Brianna Aleman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Torres scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Aleman went 5-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brinley Acevedo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Littlefield lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Muleshoe and Lamesa on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. Muleshoe's rough 20-10 loss to Lamesa might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Madison Ortega made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bianca Cereceres, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Littlefield's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Muleshoe, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Littlefield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Muleshoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Littlefield beat Muleshoe 12-8 when the teams last played on March 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Muleshoe's Adalie Agundis, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and ten unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Littlefield still be able to contain Agundis? There's only one way to find out.
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