The Sam Rayburn Texans will head out on the road to square off against the Manvel Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sam Rayburn has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sam Rayburn is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Alvin on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Yellowjackets. The loss continues a trend for the Texans in their meetings with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost five in a row.
Sam Rayburn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Valerie Torres, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, while Manvel put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for South Houston. Manvel put the hurt on South Houston with a sharp 15-0 win. Considering the Mavericks have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mariah Lantz looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Manvel got a massive performance out of Karsyn Carrier, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Carley Williams was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Manvel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .958. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Sam Rayburn's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Manvel, their record is now 7-5.
Sam Rayburn might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Manvel when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Can Sam Rayburn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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