Tulia is 0-8 against River Road since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Tulia Hornets will take on the River Road Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Tulia will be strutting in after a victory while River Road will be coming in after a defeat.
Tulia put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Canadian. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tulia.
The team relied heavily on Cece Abeja, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jerrica Brookins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but River Road had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Dalhart on Tuesday. River Road has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ava Sharp was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Sharp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sharp was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Sharp wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carolyn Koval, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, River Road didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Tulia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8-2 record this season. As for River Road, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Saturday's match will pit two of the most dominant two-way players against one another: Kyla Rodriguez and Sharp. Rodriguez has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 4.56 over 65.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.467/0.662/1.156 for 39 RBI and 7 home runs. For her part, Sharp has averaged has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 5.48 over 51.4 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.571/0.683/1.286 for 28 runs and 7 home runs.
Tulia might still be hurting after the 16-4 loss they got from River Road in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Tulia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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