Tulia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Bushland Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tulia will head into Tuesday's match having proved themselves against Dalhart: Tulia took a seven-point loss the last time they faced off against Dalhart, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. Tulia came out on top in a nail-biter against Dalhart and snuck past 4-2.
Kyla Rodriguez made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jerrica Brookins was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bushland had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. The result was nothing new for Bushland, who have now won 18 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Brooklyn Braino looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Abby Howell and Jayce Ornelas did most of the damage at the plate: Howell went 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Ornelas got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charley Spinks, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Tulia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11-2 record this season. As for Bushland, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-4-1.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Tulia hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. However, it's not like Bushland struggles in that department as they've averaged .522. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Tulia might still be hurting after the 28-3 defeat they got from Bushland in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bushland's Brylee Adams, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Tulia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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