Salado had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They walked away with an 11-8 win over the Gatesville Hornets. That's more bragging rights for Salado, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Gatesville's part, Madisyn Birnel stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Emma Raby was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Salado's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-1. As for Gatesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-15.
Salado will head out on the road to square off against Vista Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vista Ridge: 2.6, Salado: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Gatesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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