After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ryan, Grand Prairie was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Newman Smith Trojans as the Grand Prairie Gophers made off with an 8-2 victory. Considering the Gophers have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sierra Butler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Butler was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Stella Benitez-Mendez
| 02/28/25 vs Newman Smith | 2 |
| 02/17/25 vs Hillcrest | 1 |
| 02/15/25 vs Ferris | 1 |
| 02/15/25 vs Memorial | 1 |
| 02/14/25 @ Newman Smith | 1 |
In other batting news, Stella Benitez-Mendez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Leslie Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Grand Prairie hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newman Smith struck out eight times.
Grand Prairie's record now sits at 5-7. As for Newman Smith, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Grand Prairie wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-4 loss against West Mesquite on the 28th. As for Newman Smith, they will challenge Lone Star at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Star is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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