Mathis is 8-2 against Aransas Pass since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pirates will host the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mathis has seven straight wins, Aransas Pass has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Mathis' victory against Odem wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Pirates won by a run and slipped past the Owls 11-10.
Alyssa Herrera
| 04/08/25 vs Odem | 10 |
| 04/04/25 @ West Oso | 9 |
| 04/01/25 vs George West | 11 |
| 03/28/25 vs Taft | 8 |
| 03/25/25 @ Aransas Pass | 14 |
| + 5 more games |
Alyssa Herrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and five unearned) runs on 14 hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Marivel Martinez was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Angelina Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Mathis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .537 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Aransas Pass didn't have quite enough to beat George West on Tuesday and fell 8-6.
Mathis pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Aransas Pass, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13-1.
Everything went Mathis' way against Aransas Pass in their previous meeting back in March, as Mathis made off with a 17-2 win. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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