The Post Antelopes will head out to square off against the Sundown Roughnecks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sundown will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Post extended their winning streak to four on Friday. Everything went the Antelopes' way against Seagraves as they made off with a 14-6 victory.
Hannah Abraham was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Hanna Krauser and Shaylee Pope did most of the damage at the plate: Krauser scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Pope scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. What's more, Pope posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Amberly Garza, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sundown entered their tilt with New Home on Friday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Leopards with a sharp 18-2 win. That's two games straight that the Roughnecks have won by exactly 16 runs.
Post pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sundown, their record now sits at 21-4.
Post suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Sundown in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Antelopes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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