
Indians
02/28/25 vs Kingwood Park | 11-3 |
02/28/25 vs Kingwood Park | 10-0 |
02/25/25 @ Lee | 16-0 |
02/21/25 vs Hamshire-Fannett | 12-0 |
02/21/25 vs Kirbyville | 15-0 |
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Port Neches-Groves waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Kingwood Park Panthers as they made off with an 11-3 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-0 on Friday.
Kalli Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Mya Beresford was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiana Ledoux, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Port Neches-Groves hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 11 consecutive matchups.
Port Neches-Groves pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kingwood Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Port Neches-Groves will host Nederland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nederland: 1.8, Port Neches-Groves: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Kingwood Park, they will welcome Pasadena at 6:30 p.m. on March 7th.
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