Aldine hasn't had much luck against Spring recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mustangs will welcome the Lions at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Aldine lost 21-13 to Eisenhower on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Spring came tearing into Thursday's game with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cougars 16-1. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly 15 runs.
Brylynn Rickert made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Maleah Grounds was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last ten games she's played. Xaida Bettis was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Spring was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in 14 consecutive matchups.
Spring's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Aldine, their loss dropped their record down to 9-18.
Aldine might still be hurting after the 20-2 defeat they got from Spring in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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