The Alice Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Calallen Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Alice had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Tuloso-Midway. Alice has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Calallen came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cottonpickers a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Calallen, who have now won 15 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jordyn Thibodeaux made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Thibodeaux has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Thibodeaux was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Alaunah Almaraz and Braelyn Bailey did most of the damage at the plate: Almaraz scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bailey scored a run while going 1-for-3. Kayden Trevino was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Alice's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Calallen, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
Alice might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Calallen when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thibodeaux, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Alice knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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