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| 03/26/24 - Home | 3-13 L |
| 02/27/24 - Away | 4-33 L |
| 04/21/23 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 04/01/23 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 04/11/22 - Home | 13-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Idalou is 8-2 against Shallowater since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Idalou Wildcats will challenge the Shallowater Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row dating back to last season, Idalou turned things around against Dimmitt on Monday. Everything went their way against the Bobcats as they made off with a 19-4 victory.
Meanwhile, Shallowater had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Matadors with a sharp 17-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Gracie Banks made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Kaylee Olivo was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Skylar Stephenson, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5.
Shallowater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .526 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Shallowater pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Idalou, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Idalou might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Shallowater when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Idalou avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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