The Abernathy Antelopes will square off against the Denver City Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Saturday, everything went Abernathy's way against Lockney as Abernathy made off with a 14-3 victory. The Antelopes haven't had any issues with the Longhorns recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Scotlann Bickel was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Kendal Miller was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Abernathy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .438 that Lockney posted.
Meanwhile, Denver City never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on Non Varsity Opponent with a sharp 21-0 victory. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Denver City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. The win got Abernathy back to even at 4-4.
Abernathy might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Denver City in their previous matchup on Thursday. Can Abernathy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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