The Coleman Bluecats will head out on the road to take on the Ballinger Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Coleman barely beat Miles the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Coleman's pitchers stepped up to hand Miles a 21-0 shutout last Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bluecats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Ballinger won against Llano last Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Ballinger put the hurt on Sonora with a sharp 7-1 win. The Bearcats haven't had any issues with the Broncos recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Jennah Halfmann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Ballinger let Kyndall Weathers and Emma Gallant run wild. Weathers went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles and three RBI, while Gallant scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Weathers a new career-high in RBI.
Ballinger's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Coleman, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3.
Coleman skirted past Ballinger 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2015. Will Coleman repeat their success, or does Ballinger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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