Victoria East is 1-7 against Calhoun since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Victoria East will challenge Calhoun at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Victoria East got the win against Randle by a conclusive 10-4. Considering the Titans have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhoun). They put the hurt on Sinton with a sharp 16-9 win on Friday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 14, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Brileigh Wood tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in hits (zero).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alexis Gaona, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Ella Lange, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Calhoun kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.4.
Victoria East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. The win got Calhoun back to even at 11-11.
Victoria East couldn't quite get it done against Calhoun in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as they fell 7-2. Can Victoria East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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