A feisty cat fight will be fought as Del Valle Cardinals face off against Dripping Springs Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Del Valle's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Del Valle and Lake Travis, and Lake Travis kept the tradition alive. Del Valle came up short against Lake Travis on Friday, falling 8-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dripping Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let Lake Travis get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The one-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lorelei Gamble was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple.
Dripping Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. Del Valle's loss dropped their record down to 7-3-1.
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