Aldine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 18-16 heartbreaker at the hands of the Nimitz Cougars. Even though they lost, the Mustangs' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
02/28/25 @ Nimitz | 4 |
02/27/25 @ Royal | 2 |
02/26/25 @ Dekaney | 2 |
02/08/25 @ Alief Elsik | 2 |
02/13/25 @ Seven Lakes | 1 |
Sara Sanchez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emily Hiracheta, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Aldine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Aldine's record is now 1-10. As for Nimitz, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Coming up, Aldine will venture away from home to square off against Cypress Springs at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Nimitz, they will host Richardson at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nimitz is facing Richardson at the right time seeing as Richardson is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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