After losing to Muleshoe the last time they met, Lubbock Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lubbock Christian Eagles walked away with an 8-5 win over the Muleshoe Mules on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lubbock Christian.
For Muleshoe's part, Adalie Agundis was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Agundis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Agundis was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Agundis wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bianca Cereceres, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Heaven McMullen, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
The victory got Lubbock Christian back to even at 8-8-1. As for Muleshoe, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5-1.
Lubbock Christian will head out on the road to challenge Fellowship Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Muleshoe, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Denver City at 12:00 p.m. Muleshoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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