11 must be Slaton's lucky number: they beat Tahoka with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Tigers blew past the Bulldogs 11-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Burkelynn Lamberson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February of 2025. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Z'Naleigh Escobedo
| 02/28/26 @ Tahoka | 2 |
| 02/21/26 vs Holland | 1 |
| 02/20/26 vs Groesbeck | 1 |
| 02/13/26 vs New Deal | 1 |
| 02/12/26 vs Olton | 1 |
In other batting news, Z'Naleigh Escobedo and Zuri Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Escobedo went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Martinez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two hits gave Escobedo a new career-high. Aracellie Muniz was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Slaton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tahoka only posted a batting average of .111.
The win (which was Slaton's third in a row) raised their record to 6-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Tahoka, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Coming up, Slaton is taking a road trip to square off against Floydada at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Whirlwinds' pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Tahoka has already played their next game (against Dimmitt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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