The Ball Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Episcopal Knights at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ball has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Ball managed to slip by La Porte the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Ball came up short against La Porte on Tuesday, falling 16-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Kynidee Pope
| 03/18/25 vs La Porte | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ Galena Park | 2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Magnolia | 2 |
| 03/08/24 vs Texas City | 2 |
| 02/24/24 vs Lamar | 2 |
Kynidee Pope was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Hopkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Episcopal sidestepped Fort Bend Christian Academy for a 4-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Ball's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Episcopal, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Ball couldn't quite get it done against Episcopal when the teams last played back in February of 2021 as they fell 10-5. Can Ball avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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