The Luling Eagles will challenge the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Luling is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Luling got the win against Karnes City by a conclusive 16-8. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly eight runs.
Ahriyana Lopez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Serenity Nunez was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nedeyin Magallanez, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley posted their closest win since February 27th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Stockdale 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Hailee Houseton, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. Walden Sadie also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Nixon-Smiley's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for Luling, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything went Luling's way against Nixon-Smiley in their previous meeting back in March, as Luling made off with a 22-8 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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