
Lions
03/31/25 @ Westfield | 23 |
04/04/25 @ Eisenhower | 21 |
03/18/25 @ Dekaney | 21 |
03/01/25 @ Benjamin Davis | 21 |
02/25/25 vs Westfield | 20 |
Spring entered their tilt with Nimitz on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They didn't even let the Cougars on the board, marking their second-straight 18-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won 13 matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mikayla Zepeda looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Maleah Grounds and Hailey Jones-Calais did most of the damage at the plate: Grounds went a perfect 3-for-3 with six stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI, while Jones-Calais went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those six stolen bases gave Grounds a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Xianne Bettis, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Spring was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in 12 consecutive contests.
Spring pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.9 runs over those games. As for Nimitz, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Spring wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 20-0 victory against Aldine on the 17th. As for Nimitz, they have also already played their next matchup, a 21-20 win against Dekaney on the 17th.
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