The Flour Bluff Hornets will take on the Weslaco Panthers in a tournament on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Flour Bluff made easy work of Corpus Christi Moody and carried off a 21-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Abigail Bippert looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Flour Bluff got a massive performance out of Sidney Gerlach, who went a perfect3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Gerlach has posted since back in February of 2024. Isabel Abitz was another key player, going a perfect2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Weslaco entered their tilt with Santa Gertrudis Academy on Tuesday with six consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 11-10 W against the Lions.
Weslaco's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Flour Bluff, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Flour Bluff might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Weslaco when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Flour Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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