Mustangs
| 02/22/25 vs Mansfield | 8 |
| 02/22/25 vs De Kalb | 8 |
| 02/15/25 vs Midlothian | 7 |
| 02/15/25 vs Wylie East | 6 |
| + 3 more games |
The Grapevine Mustangs will take on the Marcus Marauders at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Grapevine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Grapevine's tournament run continued when they took on Mansfield on Saturday. Grapevine came out on top against Mansfield by a score of 8-4.
Grapevine got a great performance from Bella MacMahon as she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Raegan Stanley, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. What's more, she posted two hits, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Marleigh Sign, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Grapevine kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Marcus came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Marauders, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Marcus' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs over those games. As for Grapevine, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Grapevine might still be hurting after the 18-7 defeat they got from Marcus when the teams last played back in March of 2020. Can Grapevine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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