The Trinity Tigers will take on the Van Vleck Leopards at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Trinity barely beat Crockett the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Bulldogs 19-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van Vleck). They were the clear victors by a 21-2 margin over Boling on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lakyn Matchett made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double.
In other batting news, Van Vleck got a massive performance out of Aamry Gutierrez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Gutierrez a new career-high. Alexa Zuniga was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Van Vleck always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .793. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boling only posted an OBP of .385.
Van Vleck has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Trinity, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
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