The Alpine Bucks will take on the Odessa Bronchos at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alpine will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Alpine is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Big Spring on Friday as Alpine made off with a 12-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bucks with their most commanding win of the season.
Kody Hawkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Zariah Galvan
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zariah Galvan, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Emily Sweat was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Odessa lost 10-2 to Timber Creek last Friday. The Bronchos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alpine's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-12. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.83 strikeouts in those games compared to only two in the others. As for Odessa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Alpine suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Odessa in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Alpine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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