Katy Taylor hasn't had much luck against Katy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mustangs will welcome the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Katy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Katy Taylor hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Mustangs' pitcher stepped up to hand Seven Lakes a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Katy Taylor got a massive performance out of Alyssa Sharrock, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Lerma, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Sharrock wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Katy Taylor lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Katy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with an 11-0 victory.
Katy pushed their record up to 26-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Katy Taylor, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Katy Taylor couldn't quite get it done against Katy in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 5-1. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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