La Porte hasn't had much luck against Friendswood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. La Porte is taking a road trip to square off against Friendswood at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
La Porte barely beat Dobie the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. La Porte blew past Dobie 12-2 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Miranda Lozano looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Sophie Sandel
| 03/25/25 vs Dobie | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Ball | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Texas City | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Friendswood | 2 |
| 02/15/25 @ Vidor | 2 |
At the plate, Sophie Sandel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Madison Lopez was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
La Porte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Friendswood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ball a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. Friendswood pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
La Porte came up short against Friendswood in their previous matchup back in February, falling 5-2. Can La Porte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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