The Alexander Bulldogs will face off against the Medina Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Alexander fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Del Rio on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 7-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, while Medina Valley put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Laredo LBJ. Medina Valley blew past Laredo LBJ 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kylah Martinez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
At the plate, Medina Valley's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Vallejo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Vallejo has posted since back in February.
Medina Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.63 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. Alexander's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Alexander might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Medina Valley in their previous meeting on March 7th. Will Alexander have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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