The Waxahachie Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Horn Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waxahachie's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They blew past Mesquite 12-0. The victory was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on four straight.
Mesquite typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Horn proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Skeeters. The Jaguars have beaten the Skeeters the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Skeeters has come to flipping the script.
Irella Bautista spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Jasmine Uribe was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Armstrong, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Horn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .412 or higher in four consecutive games.
Waxahachie pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Horn, their record is now 16-9-1.
Waxahachie took their win against Horn in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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