
Owls
03/17/25 @ Lakeview Centennial | 22 |
03/04/25 vs Naaman Forest | 19 |
02/25/25 @ South Garland | 15 |
02/14/25 vs Rock Hill | 12 |
03/14/25 vs Wylie | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garland). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakeview Centennial Patriots a 22-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Owls have won four matchups by more than ten runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Garland got a massive performance out of Mady Key, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave Key a new career-high. Melody Alarcon was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Key wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Garland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for Garland: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 13.8.
Garland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeview Centennial, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Coming up, Garland will be playing at home against Wylie East at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wylie East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Garland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakeview Centennial, they will head out to square off against Wylie at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Wylie will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Lakeview Centennial surely won't give up without a fight.
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