The Jourdanton Indians/Squaws will be playing in front of their home fans against the Karnes City Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jourdanton has five straight wins, Karnes City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jourdanton stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Poth onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Hailey Sralik made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sralik has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sralik was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Sydney Shiller and Hadley Amador did most of the damage at the plate: Shiller scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Amador scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Maebry Jupe was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Karnes City fell victim to Poth and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 14-0 defeat to the Pirates might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Karnes City has not been shut out since back in February.
Karnes City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Clark, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Jourdanton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Karnes City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Jourdanton took their victory against Karnes City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-2. Does Jourdanton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Karnes City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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