Alamo Heights can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let the Sam Houston Hurricanes onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Alamo Heights sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Olivia Malitz spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on zero hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alamo Heights got a massive performance out of Eloise Meador, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Elle Leavitt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Alamo Heights pushed their record up to 15-9-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Sam Houston, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Alamo Heights will head out on the road to take on Edison at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Edison's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. As for Sam Houston, they will be playing at home against Burbank at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Burbank's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Sam Houston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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