
Bears
03/18/25 @ San Antonio Memorial | 16 |
03/08/25 vs Leakey | 16 |
03/10/25 vs Poth | 15 |
02/27/25 vs Rockport-Fulton | 15 |
03/06/25 vs Nixon-Smiley | 14 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Davenport, La Vernia was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the San Antonio Memorial Minutemen get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Bears have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucy Schlachter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Schlachter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in February.
In other batting news, La Vernia got a massive performance out of Emily Duncan, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-4. Duncan is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played. Madison Duncan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
La Vernia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in seven consecutive matches.
La Vernia is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. San Antonio Memorial is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, La Vernia will host Cuero at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cuero is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for San Antonio Memorial, they will venture away from home to face off against Gonzales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Antonio Memorial has given up an average of 17.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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