The McCollum Cowboys will take on the Gonzales Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McCollum's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Harlandale. The Cowboys haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Gonzales made easy work of John F. Kennedy on Tuesday and carried off a 13-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Apaches.
Alaina Valle and Peyton Springfield did most of the damage at the plate: Valle went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Springfield went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave Springfield a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Carrizales, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one triple.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Gonzales kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.
McCollum's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Gonzales, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
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