After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bastrop, Crockett was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Navarro Vikings with a sharp 16-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four matchups by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Amelia Ponce made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
In other batting news, Sadie Peyton was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted over her last 12 contests. D'Maya Wynn was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Crockett kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.
Cougars
| 03/17/25 vs Navarro | 16-1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Richards School for Young Women Leaders | 18-0 |
| 03/04/25 vs Anderson | 16-1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Bastrop | 14-11 |
| 04/16/24 vs LBJ Austin | 21-0 |
| + 8 more games |
Crockett pushed their record up to 5-7-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Navarro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coming up, Crockett will head out to face off against Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Navarro, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Anderson at 1:00 p.m. Anderson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Navarro will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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