The El Campo Ricebirds will head out to challenge the Calhoun Sandcrabs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. El Campo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
El Campo's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Hallettsville hitters got past them. The Ricebirds lost 11-4 to the Brahmas on Monday. The Ricebirds have struggled against the Brahmas recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
El Campo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlee Bubela, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Calhoun, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Sinton 14-2 on Tuesday. The Sandcrabs haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Braylyn Galloway was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Veronica Zavala also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
El Campo's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7-1. As for Calhoun, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. El Campo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Calhoun struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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