Preview: Frontier Titans vs. Stockdale Mustangs
Frontier has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Stockdale Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Frontier is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Frontier can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Garces Memorial onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Frontier's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Taylor Sloss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Sloss has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sloss was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kelsy Rodriguez was incredible, firing off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Charley Hawkins, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Stockdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Liberty.
Frontier's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Stockdale, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-8-2 record last season and are now at 3-7-1.
Frontier suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Stockdale in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Frontier, Mariah Ishii (who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (she also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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