It was a good run, but South Grand Prairie unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Martin Warriors. South Grand Prairie was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Martin's pitchers proved too tough.
For Martin's part, the team relied heavily on Emma Caez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Sydney Bearden, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
South Grand Prairie's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-12-2. As for Martin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season.
South Grand Prairie will be playing in front of their home fans against Sam Houston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in South Grand Prairie's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Sam Houston has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Martin, they will square off against Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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