Sinton is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Ingleside is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sinton Pirates will take on the Ingleside Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sinton: 1.9, Ingleside: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Sinton finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Calhoun by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Sinton couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Sinton saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyah Medrano, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Ingleside put the finishing touches on their 19th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Orange Grove as Ingleside made off with a 13-7 victory.
Kylee Ward made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ward has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ward was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ingleside got a massive performance out of Carol Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Ky Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sinton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7-1. As for Ingleside, their win bumped their record up to 26-7.
Sinton skirted past Ingleside 4-2 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ward, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sinton still be able to contain Ward? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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