Ector is 2-8 against Sam Rayburn since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ector Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Sam Rayburn Rebels at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ector fell victim to Trenton and their airtight pitching crew on March 12th. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. Ector's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
While Sam Rayburn couldn't quite beat Dodd City last Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt on March 12th. Sam Rayburn fell just short of Dodd City by a score of 18-16. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Avery Amlin and Abbi Keeton did some serious damage despite the final result: Amlin went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Keeton scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Bayleigh Vandeventer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ector's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Sam Rayburn, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Ector suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Sam Rayburn in their previous meeting on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sam Rayburn's Amberlie Ivey, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Ector knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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