The Tascosa Rebels will square off against the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tascosa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Lubbock-Cooper will come in with six straight wins.
Tascosa came up short against Amarillo on Saturday, falling 16-3.
Vanessa Langeland made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted over her last 12 matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Lubbock-Cooper's way against Lubbock on Saturday as Lubbock-Cooper made off with a 16-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won ten contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Brooklyn Ray looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lubbock-Cooper got a massive performance out of Makayla Garza, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that Garza hit this season. Another player making a difference was Lainey Gibson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and five RBI.
Lubbock-Cooper was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. They are a perfect 13-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lubbock-Cooper pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Tascosa, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Tascosa hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lubbock-Cooper struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
