Abilene is on an eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Midland is on an eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Abilene Eagles will welcome the Midland Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Abilene's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They put the hurt on San Angelo Central with a sharp 12-0 win. The matchup marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Makayla Gutierrez was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Andria Starks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Gutierrez wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Abilene kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. Abilene is a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Midland made easy work of Cooper on Tuesday and carried off a 12-0 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bree Battenfelder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in hits (zero). She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marley Porter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jade Rodriguez was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Abilene back to even at 7-7. As for Midland, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
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