Gonzales owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against the Cornerstone Christian Warriors by a score of 5-0. For the Apaches, this counts as revenge for the 9-1 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.
Dixie Lester
| 02/28/26 vs Cornerstone Christian | 11 |
| 02/27/26 vs Devine | 9 |
| 02/27/26 vs Floresville | 4 |
| 02/26/26 vs IDEA South Flores | 1 |
| 02/24/26 vs Madison | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Gonzales got a great performance from Dixie Lester as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, Lester is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Stewart, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Alaina Valle, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Gonzales is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-5-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cornerstone Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Coming up, Gonzales has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Providence Catholic at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Provets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.15 runs per game on average), something the Apaches will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will square off against Edinburg North at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 2.8, the Cougars 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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