The Longview Lobos are taking a road trip to take on the Garland Owls at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Longview proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Royse City 5-3.
Meanwhile, Garland waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 12-1 win. The Owls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 games by six runs or more this season.
Melody Alarcon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alarcon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Garland let Natalie Arent and Payton Dean run wild. Arent went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Dean went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Samantha Blalock was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Garland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Garland only posted a batting average of .000.
Longview's record is now 18-13. As for Garland, their record now sits at 24-6.
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