The Poteet Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the North Mesquite Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Mesquite is hoping to do on Friday what Samuell couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Poteet's winning streak, which now stands at 11 games. Poteet's pitcher stepped up to hand Samuell a 15-0 shutout. Poteet's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Faith Castellanos made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Castellanos has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Castellanos was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Faith Ramirez, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Melanie Valadez, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Mesquite waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Timberwolves with a sharp 18-0 victory.
Poteet has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for North Mesquite, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Everything went Poteet's way against North Mesquite in their previous meeting back in March as Poteet made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poteet 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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