Chaparrals
| 02/28/25 vs Midland | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ McKinney North | 12 |
| 02/27/25 vs Celina | 14 |
| 02/27/25 vs Denison | 18 |
| 02/25/25 vs Little Elm | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
The Aubrey Chaparrals will face off against the McKinney Boyd Broncos at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Aubrey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Aubrey is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Midland just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3. The loss put an end to the Chaparrals' undefeated start to the season.
Carmen Alexander and Abby Lynch-Buxton did some serious damage despite the final result: Alexander went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double, while Lynch-Buxton went 2-for-3 with one home run.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Aubrey lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, McKinney Boyd came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Bobcats. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
McKinney Boyd also got a great performance from Madison Treadwell as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts Treadwell has posted over her last 11 contests.
At the plate, Reagan Davis was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckham Manley, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
McKinney Boyd pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.3 in the others. As for Aubrey, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Aubrey hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like McKinney Boyd struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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