Gatesville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 22-4 margin over the China Spring Cougars. The result was nothing new for Gatesville, who have now won ten matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Madison Hester and Meghan Mehaffey made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hester tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Mehaffey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Hester scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Mehaffey scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gatesville got a big performance out of Kinlee Gardner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Raylee Glover, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On China Spring's side, Caitlyn Klement and Sophia Garcia did some serious damage despite the final result: Klement scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Garcia scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Gatesville and bumps their season record up to 16-13. As for China Spring, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-17.
Gatesville will head out on the road to challenge Connally at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gatesville is facing Connally at the right time seeing as Connally is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for China Spring, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against La Vega at 6:00 p.m. La Vega hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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