South Houston is 0-10 against Deer Park since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Houston Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Deer Park Deer at 6:00 p.m.
South Houston is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of Dobie. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, South Houston's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Deer Park came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Texans a 5-0 shutout.
Kylie Wilson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Hanna York and Mariah Ramirez did most of the damage at the plate: York went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Ramirez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
South Houston's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Deer Park, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-6.
South Houston suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Deer Park when the teams last played back in March. Can South Houston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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