Turner won against Ranchview last Monday with 18 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Turner Lions were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the North Mesquite Stallions. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by eight runs or more this season.
Grecia De La Garza made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
Melissa Soto
| 02/24/25 vs North Mesquite | 3 |
| 02/22/24 vs Lamar | 2 |
| 02/13/24 vs Ranchview | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ Ranchview | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Palo Duro | 1 |
In other batting news, Melissa Soto and Kylie Pender did most of the damage at the plate: Soto scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3, while Pender scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Soto a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Ava Cervantes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Turner always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .765. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Mesquite only posted an OBP of .294.
The win made it two in a row for Turner and bumps their season record up to 6-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 13 hits in those games compared to only 4.4 in the others. As for North Mesquite, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Lions challenge the Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on March 4th. As for North Mesquite, they will welcome Hillcrest at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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