The Palo Duro Dons will square off against the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Palo Duro has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Lubbock-Cooper will arrive with nine straight wins.
Palo Duro fell victim to Amarillo and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Sandies, falling 16-0.
Amarillo typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Lubbock-Cooper proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Sandies 13-1. Considering the Pirates have won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Lozano made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in February. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lainey Gibson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lydia Pesterfield, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Lubbock-Cooper was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amarillo only posted a batting average of .211.
Lubbock-Cooper's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palo Duro, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Palo Duro suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Lubbock-Cooper in their previous matchup back in February. Will Palo Duro 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.
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