The Alpine Bucks are on the road again on Friday to play the River Road Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alpine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Brownfield 14-5.
Kody Hawkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. Hawkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hawkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emyliana Hernandez was incredible, going 1-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Zariah Galvan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, River Road waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Alpine has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-16 record this season. As for River Road, their win bumped their record up to 20-9.
Alpine suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to River Road in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Alpine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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