It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kingwood had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Katy Tigers and snuck past 7-6. Kingwood is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 23 straight.
Kingwood let Mia Gagliardi and Leilani Garcia loose on the outfield. Gagliardi got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Garcia went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gagliardi has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
Kingwood is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-7 record this season. As for Katy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 39-3-1.
As of now, neither Kingwood nor Katy have any future games scheduled.
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