Flour Bluff typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Carroll proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Hornets. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won four in a row.
Ali Ann Deleon looked comfortable as she tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Graciela Recio
| 03/25/25 @ Flour Bluff | 2 |
| 03/15/25 @ Miller | 1 |
| 02/17/25 vs Flour Bluff | 1 |
| 02/15/25 vs Jones | 1 |
| 02/13/25 vs Rivera | 1 |
At the plate, Carroll let Graciela Recio and Talina Valdez run wild. Recio went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Valdez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Those two hits gave Recio a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ameris Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Carroll pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Flour Bluff, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-6.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Carroll Tigers face off against Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gregory-Portland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Flour Bluff, they will square off against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something Flour Bluff surely won't give up without a fight.
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