The Sabinal Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the Hondo Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sabinal's tournament run continued when they took on D'Hanis on Saturday. Sabinal fell just short of D'Hanis by a score of 10-9. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hondo entered their tilt with Junction on Saturday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Eagles. The Owls' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rebecca Rubio looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Hondo got a massive performance out of Miya Lathe, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Lathe a new career-high. Ainsley Bohlen was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Hondo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hondo pushed their record up to 5-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sabinal, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Sabinal might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Hondo when the teams last played on Saturday. Can Sabinal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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