Haltom hasn't had much luck against South Grand Prairie recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Buffalos will head out on the road to square off against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Haltom made easy work of Bowie and carried off a 16-5 victory. The Buffalos haven't had any issues with the Volunteers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Kylie Martinez
| 04/11/25 @ Bowie | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Martin | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Lamar | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Arlington | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Sam Houston | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Haltom got a massive performance out of Kylie Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits Martinez has posted since back in March. Natalie Flores was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie entered their tilt with Grand Prairie on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 11. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Gophers. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jernie Nerio made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, South Grand Prairie let Alyssa Huynh and Adriana Mountcastle run wild. Huynh scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Mountcastle went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Evans, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
South Grand Prairie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
South Grand Prairie pushed their record up to 15-8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Haltom, their record now sits at 7-14.
Haltom couldn't quite get it done against South Grand Prairie when the teams last played back in March as they fell 4-1. Can the Buffalos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
