The Memorial Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cypress Creek Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Memorial sitting on 14 straight wins and Cypress Creek on four.
Memorial has not done well against Cy-Fair recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Memorial came out on top against Cy-Fair by a score of 5-2.
Memorial let Brooke Kearns and Sophie Vlasak loose on the outfield. Kearns scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Vlasak scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek earned an 11-6 victory over Cypress Ridge on Tuesday.
Kamryn Lincoln made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Lincoln has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lincoln was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Tullia Lane was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Tiannah Martins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Memorial's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs per game. As for Cypress Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Everything went Memorial's way against Cypress Creek when the teams last played back in February as Memorial made off with a 13-4 victory. Does Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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