The Randle Lions will head out to face off against the Victoria East Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Randle took on Fort Bend Kempner on Friday. Randle's pitcher stepped up to hand Fort Bend Kempner an 18-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Leliah Green, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-4. She also put up four RBI, which were her first of the season. Scarlett Cuevas was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Randle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .719. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victoria East). They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Fort Bend Kempner on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Randle pushed their record up to 3-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Victoria East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Randle couldn't quite get it done against Victoria East in their previous meeting on March 4th as they fell 8-5. Can Randle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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