The La Porte Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Manvel Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games La Porte has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
La Porte gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Santa Fe out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Manvel waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Stingarees 4-3. That's two games straight that Manvel has won by just one run.
Jaylie Miller was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
La Porte is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Manvel, their win bumped their record up to 17-8-1.
La Porte came out on top in a nail-biter against Manvel when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Manvel's Ryley Nihart, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Porte still be able to contain Nihart? There's only one way to find out.
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