The Flour Bluff Hornets will challenge the Ray Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff will be strutting in after a victory while Ray will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Flour Bluff made easy work of Miller and carried off an 18-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Abigail Bippert was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed over her last seven contests. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Mia Ortega and Addison Mayo did most of the damage at the plate: Ortega went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Mayo went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits Ortega has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Sarah Morris, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ray was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-3 to Alice.
Ray saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailey Benavides, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Flour Bluff has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Ray's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Flour Bluff took their victory against Ray in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 16-0. Will Flour Bluff repeat their success, or does Ray have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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