The Aubrey Chaparrals will challenge the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Aubrey sitting on 13 straight victories and Sulphur Springs on five.
Aubrey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Celina 14-4. The result was nothing new for Aubrey, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Brynlie Dunkin made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Dunkin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Dunkin was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Aubrey got a massive performance out of Keeli Fuller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Fuller has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Judah Van Rijn was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sulphur Springs had just enough and edged Van out 7-5 on Thursday.
Aubrey has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. As for Sulphur Springs, their win bumped their record up to 24-8-2.
Aubrey skirted past Sulphur Springs 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sulphur Springs' Crimson Bryant, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Aubrey to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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