Flyers
| 03/01/25 vs Big Sandy | 6-1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Grace Community | 7-0 |
| 02/28/25 vs Gladewater | 7-2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Big Sandy | 7-0 |
| 02/28/25 vs Grace Community | 5-0 |
| + 2 more games |
LaPoynor waltzed into their match on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Big Sandy Wildcats. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-0 on Friday.
Taylor Lovett made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Henry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three). Reagan Smith was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
LaPoynor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in five consecutive games.
LaPoynor pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Big Sandy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Looking ahead, LaPoynor will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cayuga at 6:00 p.m. LaPoynor's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Cayuga's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Big Sandy, they will challenge Cumby at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cumby has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.75 runs per game on average), something Big Sandy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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