Littlefield's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Brownfield on Tuesday. The Littlefield Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Muleshoe Mules and snuck past 5-4. This was payback for Littlefield, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Callie Saldana made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Saldana was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brendle Ray was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Brinley Acevedo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Like Littlefield, Muleshoe also got a great game from a two-way player: Adalie Agundis. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Agundis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Agundis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Agundis wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maci Stearmer, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Littlefield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Muleshoe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8-1.
Littlefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Muleshoe also has no future games currently scheduled.
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