Needville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sealy Tigers a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Needville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Makala Smith, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Sealy off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Jojo Cantu was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Sealy's side, Charlee Ramos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. Ramos has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Needville is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6-1 record this season. As for Sealy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-10.
Needville will take on Bellville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Needville will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Sealy, they will head out on the road to square off against Royal at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Royal hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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