The Guyer Wildcats will square off against the Pearce Mustangs on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Guyer comes in on 12 and Pearce on ten.
Guyer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Plano West. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Pearce was able to grind out a solid victory over Haltom on Friday, taking the game 20-16.
Pearce got a massive performance out of Alexa Falk, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. Mio Hanafusa was another key player, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
Pearce always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .517 or higher in ten consecutive matchups.
Pearce pushed their record up to 14-12-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.5 runs over those games. As for Guyer, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
Guyer took their victory against Pearce when the teams last played back in February of 2016 by a conclusive 15-0 score. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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