The Dripping Springs Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dripping Springs sitting on three straight wins and Johnson on four.
Bowie typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Dripping Springs proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 7-4.
Haiden Anderson was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Lorelei Gamble was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Elianna Amato, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Johnson beat Del Valle 5-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that Johnson has won by exactly four runs.
Dripping Springs' victory bumped their record up to 18-11. As for Johnson, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Dripping Springs beat Johnson 10-7 when the teams last played back in March. Does Dripping Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johnson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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