Littlefield is 9-1 against Muleshoe since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Littlefield Wildcats will be playing at home against the Muleshoe Mules at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Littlefield fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Brownfield on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cubs by a score of 10-9. Littlefield has not had much luck with Brownfield recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Natalia Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Littlefield got a massive performance out of Brianna Aleman, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Taryn Golden was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Muleshoe unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Lamesa. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Muleshoe couldn't push the score so high this time.
Muleshoe also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Adalie Agundis gave up five earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Agundis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Muleshoe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bianca Cereceres, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Littlefield's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Muleshoe, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-7-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Littlefield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Muleshoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Littlefield came up short against Muleshoe when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Agundis, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Littlefield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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