George West is 0-7 against Goliad since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The George West Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Goliad Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
George West has not done well against Aransas Pass recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. George West narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Aransas Pass 8-7. The victory was just what George West needed coming off of a 19-7 defeat in their prior game.
Lily Castaniero and Makayla Jaramillo did most of the damage at the plate: Castaniero scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Jaramillo got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Lee, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Goliad waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Pirates out 5-4.
George West's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Goliad, they pushed their record up to 6-8 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
George West suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Goliad in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can George West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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