The Comfort Bobcats/Deer will square off against the Natalia Mustangs at 10:45 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Comfort turned things around against Medina on Tuesday. They blew past the Bobcats 10-3. The Bobcats/Deer's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Ella Thiele made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Kippy Sterling
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In other batting news, Kippy Sterling was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Moorea Davis was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Comfort kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Medina only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, Natalia waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Bulldogs.
The team relied heavily on Selyene Gallegos, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Natalia pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs over those games. As for Comfort, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Comfort might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Natalia in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can Comfort avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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