The Memorial Mavericks are taking a road trip to take on the Wylie Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wylie took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Memorial took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Legacy as they made off with a 19-4 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mavericks' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Aubrey Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That run was her first of the season.
Ella Dawson
| 04/15/25 vs Legacy | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Cooper | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Sanger | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Haskell | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Cooper | 1 |
In other batting news, Memorial let Ella Dawson and Olivia Vanderburg run wild. Dawson went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs, while Vanderburg went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four hits gave Dawson a new career-high. Madison Walker was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, Wylie was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Abilene by a score of 3-1. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Memorial's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-18. As for Wylie, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Wylie when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 6-1. Can the Mavericks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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