The Grapevine Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Hallsville Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Grapevine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Hallsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grapevine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Lubbock-Cooper 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since April 11th.
Bella MacMahon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Grapevine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hallsville won against Lovejoy on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Bobcats came out on top against the Leopards by a score of 7-3. The victory was nothing new for the Bobcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Hope Miles was excellent, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie McKinney, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Grapevine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 24-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hallsville, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 35-4-1.
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