Softball Preview: Grapevine Mustangs vs. Ryan Raiders
The Grapevine Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Ryan Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grapevine has five straight victories, Ryan has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Grapevine narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Birdville 9-8. Nine seems to be a good number for Grapevine as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brynn Synder and Avery Gaudet did most of the damage at the plate: Synder scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Gaudet scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisele Rayngay, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Ryan had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against Lake Dallas on Wednesday.
Grapevine pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ryan, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Grapevine came out on top in a nail-biter against Ryan in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grapevine since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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