The Medina Valley Panthers will head out to face off against the Alexander Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Medina Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Medina Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Laredo LBJ 7-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Kylah Martinez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Medina Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Vallejo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Vallejo has posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Alexander fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Del Rio on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bulldogs have suffered against the Rams since April 12, 2022.
Medina Valley pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 11 strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.12 in the others. As for Alexander, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Everything went Medina Valley's way against Alexander when the teams last played on March 7th, as Medina Valley made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Medina Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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