The West Fork Gators will square off against the Vidor Pirates at 10:50 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Fork has six straight victories, Vidor has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While West Fork didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Brenham on Monday. Those six runs were actually the fewest the Gators have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Itzel Molina spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Dallas Ellenberger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Autumn Sanderson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
West Fork was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Vidor didn't have quite enough to beat Orangefield on Tuesday and fell 7-6.
Vidor's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
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