With a playoff win on the line, El Campo rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees. That's the first time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 10-6 win on Saturday.
Kamryn Mears was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Labay, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Rylan Staff was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
El Campo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Tuloso-Midway, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: El Campo beat the Warriors & Cherokees by a score of 10-6 later that day.
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