Basalt blew Bennett out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Bennett got their revenge. The Longhorns fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 16-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (11), the Longhorns still had to take the loss.
Yana Esquivel
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Yana Esquivel stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elsie Mile, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Basalt's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bennett, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
While Basalt had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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