El Campo is 0-9 against Needville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The El Campo Ricebirds will head out on the road to take on the Needville Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as El Campo comes in on five and Needville on nine.
On Saturday, while El Campo put up some runs, the same can't be said for Navasota. Everything went El Campo's way against Navasota as El Campo made off with a 10-0 win.
Carlee Bubela spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, El Campo let Mac'yia Warner and Keona Wells loose on the outfield. Warner went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Wells scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Needville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Royal 20-0. The result was nothing new for Needville, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.
El Campo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Needville, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-6-1.
El Campo suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Needville when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Needville's Makala Smith, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that El Campo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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