Irving hasn't had much luck against Richardson recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Irving Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richardson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Richardson will be up against a hot Irving squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Irving was the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Nimitz on Wednesday. 14 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Shantia Haymer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That one hit allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Naryah Maloney
| 03/12/25 vs Nimitz | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Nimitz | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Chisholm Trail | 1 |
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In other batting news, Naryah Maloney was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Royce Johnston was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Irving always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nimitz only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Richardson made easy work of Pearce on Wednesday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Richardson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Irving's win bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
Everything went Irving's way against Richardson in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Irving made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Irving have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richardson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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