Crystal City lost against Cotulla back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Crystal City Javelinas fell 10-5 to the Cotulla Cowboys. Crystal City has not had much luck with Cotulla recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Izabela Tapia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Vianey Garcia, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Crystal City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cotulla only tossed four.
On Cotulla's side, Christlyn Munoz tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Munoz has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hailey Gonzales, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eloyandra Zertuche, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Crystal City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Cotulla, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-12.
Crystal City will head out on the road to face off against Lytle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lytle's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Cotulla, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Dilley at 7:00 p.m. Cotulla is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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