Ysleta posted their closest victory since February 28, 2025 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Frenship Memorial Panthers 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Savannah Jurado made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Jurado was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Rozlyn Gonzalez and Cienna Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. Those RBI were Gonzalez's first of the season. Sophia Hernandez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Ysleta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Ysleta back to even at 2-2. As for Frenship Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Coincidentally, Ysleta and Frenship Memorial will both be playing Hereford the next time they take the field. The Indians will head out to face the Whitefaces at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Panthers will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.
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