For the first time this season, Slaton will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Slaton Tigers duke it out with Dimmitt Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. They will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Slaton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 21-9 margin over Lubbock Christian on Tuesday. Considering the Tigers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jessleigh Lamberson
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Slaton got a massive performance out of Jessleigh Lamberson, who scored four runs and stole Nine bases. while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Those four runs gave Lamberson a new career-high. Kamryn Barrera was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and five RBI.
Slaton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Dimmitt lost 23-2 to Littlefield on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bobcats in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Dimmitt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia LaRue, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.
Slaton pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Dimmitt, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
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