Alamo Heights waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over the MacArthur Brahmas. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Alamo Heights considering their two-run performance the match before.
Clairee Embrey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Embrey has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Embrey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Eloise Meador was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brooke Butler, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On MacArthur's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Melendez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Alamo Heights' win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for MacArthur, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11-1.
Alamo Heights will head out on the road to challenge Brackenridge at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Alamo Heights is facing Brackenridge at the right time seeing as Brackenridge is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for MacArthur, they will be playing at home against Burbank at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. MacArthur is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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