The Lytle Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Natalia Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Natalia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lytle, who comes in off a win.
Lytle can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Crystal City with a sharp 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lytle.
ADDISON CRIADO was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. CRIADO has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. CRIADO was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Giselle Esparza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was CALYSSA SEVIER, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Natalia pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hondo.
Lytle's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Natalia, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15-1.
Lytle suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Natalia in their previous meeting back in March. Can Lytle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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