The Alice Coyotes will square off against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Alice is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Carroll on Friday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 7-1. The Coyotes have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial waltzed into their match on Friday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They never let the Texans get on the board and left with a 24-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by seven runs or more this season.
Lyla Creek made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other pitching news, Meredith Cavazos looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Bella Chapa, who fired off three home runs and 12 RBI while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Chapa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Malone, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .808. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Alice, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Alice might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in February. Will Alice have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
