Tigers
| 04/01/25 @ Lake Highlands | 17 |
| 03/12/25 vs Nimitz | 14 |
| 03/10/25 @ Nimitz | 14 |
| 02/22/25 vs Independence | 11 |
| 02/14/25 @ Ranchview | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Irving). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lake Highlands Wildcats a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Shantia Haymer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Irving got a big performance out of Julieta Garcia Bonilla, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Garcia Bonilla a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Royce Johnston, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Irving always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Highlands only posted an OBP of .429.
Irving's win bumped their record up to 9-13-1. As for Lake Highlands, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Irving will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lake Highlands: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
