The Tidehaven Tigers will square off against the Yoakum Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Tidehaven knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Yoakum likes a good challenge.
If Tidehaven beats Yoakum with 13 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Tigers blew past Palacios 13-3 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Maleah Galvan made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Galvan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kayleigh Nash was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Sophie Rodriguez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Tidehaven was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .586. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Yoakum didn't have quite enough to beat Hallettsville on Tuesday and fell 4-3.
Tidehaven is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Yoakum, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Everything went Tidehaven's way against Yoakum in their previous meeting back in March, as Tidehaven made off with an 8-2 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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