Poteet entered their tilt with Conrad with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Conrad Chargers 22-1. That's more bragging rights for Poteet, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Faith Castellanos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Castellanos has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castellanos was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Poteet got a massive performance out of Faith Ramirez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ramirez is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Melanie Valadez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Conrad's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Gutierrez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Makalah Carrisosa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Poteet has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Conrad, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poteet will take on Seagoville at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Poteet will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Conrad, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Samuell at 4:30 p.m. on April 4th.
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