The Carrizo Springs Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Somerset Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carrizo Springs has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 1.
Carrizo Springs came up short against Devine on Tuesday, falling 15-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Somerset ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Uvalde, sneaking past 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Sophia Galvez spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kourtney Rios was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Isbella Gutierrez was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Rios wasn't the only one making solid contact: Somerset kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Somerset's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carrizo Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
Carrizo Springs might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Somerset in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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