The Sweetwater Mustangs will challenge the Merkel Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sweetwater lost 17-6 to Clyde on Thursday.
Kamree Shaw
| 03/06/25 vs Clyde | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ Merkel | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Borger | 1 |
| 02/10/25 @ Breckenridge | 1 |
Kamree Shaw and Kaitlin Vera stepped up to the plate in a big way. Shaw went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles and one run, while Vera went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. The dominant performance gave Shaw a new career-high in doubles. Another player making a difference was Alexis Heredia-Gonzales, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Sweetwater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merkel). They blew past Bangs 11-5 on Friday. The Badgers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25, 2024.
Lilly Nichols looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Homen, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Pope, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Sweetwater's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Merkel, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sweetwater took their win against Merkel in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 9-3. Will Sweetwater repeat their success, or does Merkel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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