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| 03/07/25 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/25/22 - Away | 13-15 L |
| 04/08/22 - Home | 8-9 L |
| 03/15/22 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/09/21 - Away | 3-11 L |
| 03/16/21 - Home | 4-1 W |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sinton, Odem was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Orange Grove Bulldogs 5-4. For the Owls, this counts as revenge for the 15-13 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Aria Bray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Odem let Julia Garza and Michelle Rogers run wild. Garza scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Rogers scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Rogers has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Isabella Huerta, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Odem is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.64 in the others. Orange Grove is on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8-1.
Odem didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 21-18 win against Falfurrias on the 7th. As for Orange Grove, they have also already played their next contest, a 21-8 victory against George West on the 11th.
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