The Van Vandals will face off against the Lindale Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Van sitting on 16 straight victories and Lindale on three.
Van proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Canton 4-3. The game was the first time the Vandals have beaten the Eagles on their field since April 17, 2018.
Meanwhile, Lindale got the win against Mabank on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Makynli Zemer and Emma Watkins did most of the damage at the plate: Zemer scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Watkins went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave Zemer a new career-high. Izzy Koonce was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Lindale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mabank only posted an OBP of .250.
Van pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Lindale, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7-1.
Everything went Van's way against Lindale in their previous matchup back in March, as Van made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Vandals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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