Needville is 6-1 against Bellville since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Needville Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Bellville Brahmas at 7:00 p.m. Needville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Needville stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sealy as Needville made off with an 11-0 victory. Needville's win was all the more impressive since Sealy was averaging only 3.3 runs allowed on the season.
Makala Smith tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jojo Cantu, who went 1-for-1 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Kourtney Carter, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Bellville had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Madisonville last Tuesday. Bellville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caylee Flores, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Karli Portis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Needville pushed their record up to 19-6-1 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.5 runs. As for Bellville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went Needville's way against Bellville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Needville made off with an 8-0 win. Will Needville repeat their success, or does Bellville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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