Neches put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Kerens Bobcats 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Neches, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Kerens' part, Rylee Spivey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Spivey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Spivey wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Holt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Neches' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Kerens, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
Neches will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kerens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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