The Alamo Heights Mules will head out on the road to take on the Highlands Owls at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Alamo Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Alamo Heights entered their tilt with Burbank with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Bulldogs on Friday.
Clairee Embrey made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Embrey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Embrey wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elisabeth Dillard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Highlands sidestepped Jefferson for an 8-6 victory.
Like Alamo Heights, Highlands also got a great game from a two-way player: Alyna Oppelt. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (she also only allowed one walk). Oppelt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenesis Rodriguez, who went 3-for-3 with three doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Analia Aparicio, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Alamo Heights is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season. As for Highlands, their record now sits at 5-7-1.
Everything went Alamo Heights' way against Highlands when the teams last played back in March as Alamo Heights made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alamo Heights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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