The Muleshoe Mules will take on the Slaton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Muleshoe will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Muleshoe will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Littlefield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Muleshoe won by a run and slipped past Littlefield 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mules have posted since April 27, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Addilene Blanco, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Melanie Martens was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Muleshoe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Littlefield only posted a batting average of .290.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Slaton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Idalou 14-4 on Saturday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Allison Ortiz was a standout: she scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Barrera, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Slaton pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Muleshoe, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Muleshoe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Slaton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Muleshoe came up short against Slaton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Muleshoe have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
