The Southwest Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Lamar Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Jasper hit Southwest with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lamar let Varsity Opponent stack eight runs on them in the sixth inning on Friday but luckily Lamar prevailed anyway. The Tigers had just enough and edged out Varsity Opponent 13-12.
Lexy Stephen made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Stephen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zavrie Wiss, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maylee Rawlings, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and three runs.
Lamar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .436. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lamar is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Southwest might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Lamar in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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