Softball Recap: Hallettsville Drops Highest Score of Season Against Palacios

Brahmas

Team Score (Highest)

04/11/25 @ Palacios	19
04/01/25 @ Edna	18
03/04/25 @ Rice Consolidated	18
03/29/25 vs Rice Consolidated	15
03/18/25 vs Palacios	15

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hallettsville). Everything went their way against the Palacios Sharks on Friday as they made off with a 19-4 victory. Considering the Brahmas have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Taylor Yeatts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Yeatts was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Hallettsville got a massive performance out of Hanna Zachary, who went 3-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Caitlynn Halata was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

Hallettsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palacios only posted an OBP of .300.

Hallettsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palacios, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11-2 record this season.

Hallettsville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Industrial at 6:00 p.m. The Cobras will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Palacios, they are taking a road trip to square off against Rice Consolidated at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Sharks are facing the Raiders at the right time seeing as the Raiders are stuck on a 13-game losing streak.