McCollum and South San Antonio are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The McCollum Cowboys will head out on the road to challenge the South San Antonio Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McCollum will be strutting in after a win while South San Antonio will be coming in after a loss.
McCollum can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Southside.
RUIZ MADELYNN was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). MADELYNN was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on CAITLYN HINES, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Madison Espinoza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South San Antonio unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Southwest by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, South San Antonio couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lauren Perez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched.
At the plate, South San Antonio saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anastacia Chavez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
McCollum pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for South San Antonio, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. McCollum hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like South San Antonio struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
McCollum skirted past South San Antonio 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCollum since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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