Friendswood is on an eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Santa Fe is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Friendswood Mustangs will host the Santa Fe Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Friendswood 1.6, Santa Fe 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Friendswood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Iowa Colony as Friendswood made off with a 14-0 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe fell victim to La Porte and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The Indians have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Carlie Hrncir was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Santa Fe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelynn Torres, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Santa Fe's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Friendswood, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Everything went Friendswood's way against Santa Fe when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Friendswood made off with a 13-1 win. Will Friendswood repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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