The Atascocita Eagles will be playing at home against the Dobie Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dobie is hoping to do on Thursday what Summer Creek couldn't on Friday: put an end to Atascocita's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Atascocita put the hurt on Summer Creek with a sharp 16-4 victory. Atascocita's win was all the more impressive since Summer Creek was averaging only 3.85 runs allowed on the season.
Vanessa Valdez looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Atascocita got a massive performance out of Marigny Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dobie came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 8-1.
Atascocita's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-13. As for Dobie, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Everything went Atascocita's way against Dobie in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 as Atascocita made off with a 10-4 win. Will Atascocita repeat their success, or does Dobie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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