The Amarillo Sandies will venture away from home to take on the Monterey Plainsmen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Amarillo is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Saturday, everything went Amarillo's way against Tascosa as Amarillo made off with a 16-3 win. The Sandies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Amree Anglin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Brianna Cloud
| 03/15/25 vs Tascosa | 4 |
| 02/13/25 vs Borger | 3 |
| 03/27/24 @ Tascosa | 3 |
| 03/13/25 @ Lubbock | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Bowie | 2 |
In other batting news, Brianna Cloud was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madilynn Russell, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one double.
Amarillo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tascosa only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, Monterey made easy work of Tascosa on Thursday and carried off a 17-5 victory. The Plainsmen haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Amarillo pushed their record up to 14-5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Monterey, their record now sits at 9-6.
Amarillo suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Monterey in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Amarillo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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