
Mustangs
04/01/25 @ MacArthur | 17-2 |
03/29/25 vs Lake Highlands | 22-0 |
03/26/25 @ Lake Highlands | 24-0 |
03/21/25 @ Berkner | 17-0 |
03/18/25 vs Berkner | 17-2 |
Pearce waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the MacArthur Cardinals as they made off with a 17-2 win. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lexie Landers made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Landers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Pearce let Alexa Falk and Emma Willers run wild. Falk went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Willers got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Falk a new career-high. Mio Hanafusa also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Pearce's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for MacArthur, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Pearce will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cardinals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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