North Dallas and Pinkston are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The North Dallas Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Pinkston Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Dallas came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Harlee Moreno made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Moreno was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, North Dallas got a massive performance out of Chloe Garcia, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Garcia is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adie Sullivan, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, while Pinkston put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Lincoln. Everything went Pinkston's way against Lincoln as Pinkston made off with a 19-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Pinkston has managed all season.
North Dallas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Pinkston, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-7.
North Dallas was able to grind out a solid victory over Pinkston in their previous matchup back in March, winning 24-20. Will North Dallas repeat their success, or does Pinkston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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