The Luling Eagles will square off against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Luling is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over Karnes City on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Ahriyana Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Braelyn Hall
| 03/20/26 vs Karnes City | 5 |
| 03/05/26 vs Rice Consolidated | 2 |
| 03/17/26 @ Stockdale | 1 |
| 02/26/26 vs Moulton | 1 |
| 02/17/26 vs Randolph | 1 |
In other batting news, Braelyn Hall was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marina Chavez, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Luling was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Nixon-Smiley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Stockdale on Friday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Brahmas with a sharp 18-8 win.
The victory got Luling back to even at 9-9. As for Nixon-Smiley, their win bumped their record up to 8-10-1.
Luling got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against Nixon-Smiley by a conclusive 13-3 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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