The Amarillo Sandies will head out on the road to face off against the Monterey Plainsmen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Amarillo's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Amarillo gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Palo Duro as Amarillo made off with a 30-0 victory. Amarillo's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Amree Anglin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Anglin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Kinsler Hanson looked comfortable as she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Back at the plate, Amarillo got a massive performance out of Mykaela Samuels, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Taylyn Shuffield was another key contributor, scoring five runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monterey was able to grind out a solid win over Abilene on Thursday, taking the game 8-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monterey.
Amarillo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Monterey, they pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Amarillo skirted past Monterey 5-4 when the teams last played back in February. Does Amarillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monterey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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