With a playoff game on the line, Paschal rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Keller Indians out 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for Paschal who now have five in a row.
Natalia Rojas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Garcia was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Keller's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cambree Cribbs, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Landry Beaman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Keller hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Paschal has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-15 record this season. As for Keller, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Paschal by a score of 8-3.
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