For the first time this season, Skyline will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Tuesday. They will be playing at home against the Cedar Hill Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Skyline has seven straight victories, Cedar Hill has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Skyline made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Adams, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Skyline put the hurt on Adams with a sharp 13-4 win on Friday. Considering the Raiders have won seven matches by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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Jaylene Escobedo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. Escobedo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Escobedo is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stole at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikiyah Butts, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Daniela Delgado was another key player, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Skyline was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Hill came up short against Spring Hill on Saturday, falling 15-2.
Skyline pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Skyline suffered a grim 20-10 defeat to Cedar Hill when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Skyline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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