The Frenship Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Abilene Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Frenship, who comes in off a win.
Frenship barely beat Cooper the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 18-6 win on Monday. The Tigers not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since February 14th (when they won 21-8).
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Abilene nor Midland made it on the board until the ninth inning. The Eagles fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6.
Avah Reyes spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Izabella Rocha and Jazlynn Johnson-Burns stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rocha got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Johnson-Burns went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Brieyonna Reed also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Frenship's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Abilene, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8-1 record this season.
Frenship might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Abilene when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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