Softball Preview: Friendswood Mustangs vs. Texas City Stingarees
Friendswood is 10-0 against Texas City since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Friendswood Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Texas City Stingarees at 6:30 p.m. Friendswood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Texas City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Friendswood stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Santa Fe as Friendswood made off with a 13-1 win. While fans of Friendswood might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Charleigh Esparza, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Bella Halata was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Texas City was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. Their tough 7-1 loss to Angleton might stick with them for a while.
Friendswood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Texas City, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-9.
Everything went Friendswood's way against Texas City in their previous meeting back in March as Friendswood made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friendswood 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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