
Buckaroos
03/25/25 @ South Tahoe | 17 |
03/08/25 @ North Valleys | 15 |
03/21/25 vs Homedale | 13 |
02/27/25 @ Boulder City | 11 |
03/22/25 vs Kuna | 9 |
Lowry waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the South Tahoe Vikings with a sharp 17-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Buckaroos, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Maite Bengochea made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those zero hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Those triples marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Dana Micone was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Fallon Fowler, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Lowry always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .786. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Lowry's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for South Tahoe, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lowry beat South Tahoe by a score of 14-1 later that day.
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