China Spring lost against Gatesville last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The China Spring Cougars fell victim to a tough 22-4 defeat at the hands of the Gatesville Hornets. China Spring has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caitlyn Klement and Sophia Garcia stepped up to the plate in a big way. Klement scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Garcia scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Gatesville's side, Madison Hester and Meghan Mehaffey made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Hester tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Mehaffey pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Hester scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Mehaffey scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gatesville got a big performance out of Kinlee Gardner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Raylee Glover was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
China Spring's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Gatesville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-13.
China Spring will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against La Vega at 6:00 p.m. China Spring is facing La Vega at the right time seeing as La Vega is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Gatesville, they will head out on the road to face off against Connally at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Connally is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Gatesville will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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