Southlake Carroll is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Keller is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Southlake Carroll Dragons will take on the Keller Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Southlake Carroll got the win against Timber Creek by a conclusive 11-1.
Sinclaire Robinson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Scarlett Kuhn, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Petkus, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Keller never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Keller Central as Keller made off with an 11-0 victory. With that win, Keller brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Sadie Beck made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Beck was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carley Genzer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mackenna Jackson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Southlake Carroll has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Keller, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7-2.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Southlake Carroll hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .348. However, it's not like Keller struggles in that department as they've averaged .338. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Southlake Carroll couldn't quite finish off Keller in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beck, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Southlake Carroll knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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