The Chisholm Trail Rangers will head out on the road to challenge the Aledo Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Chisholm Trail's last matchup with Brewer could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's match on Friday. Chisholm Trail lost 9-0 to Brewer. The Rangers have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, Aledo waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Bears get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Bearcats have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
TAYLOR MCKEAN made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, ADDIE PERRY was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was MARINA TAVERAS, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Aledo pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chisholm Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Chisholm Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Aledo when the teams last played back in March of 2018, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chisholm Trail since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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