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| 02/25/25 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/19/24 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 03/26/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 4 more games |
Friendswood is 8-1 against La Porte since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Friendswood will look to defend their home field against La Porte at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Friendswood took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ball a 10-0 shutout.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between La Porte and Dobie, and La Porte kept the tradition alive. La Porte blew past Dobie 12-2 on Tuesday.
Miranda Lozano looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophie Sandel, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Lopez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
La Porte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Friendswood's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for La Porte, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Friendswood beat La Porte 5-2 in their previous matchup back in February. Does Friendswood have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Porte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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