Shallowater is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Littlefield is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Shallowater will welcome Littlefield at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shallowater's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Roosevelt hitters got past them. Shallowater came out on top against Roosevelt by a score of 14-11 on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Littlefield never let their opponents score on Saturday. They blew past Dimmitt 15-0. Considering the Wildcats have won 11 matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Amaya Mccannick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Littlefield let Bryndle Ray and Abby Rodriguez run wild. Ray scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Rodriguez went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three hits gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Torres, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Littlefield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
Littlefield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. Shallowater's victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Shallowater took their win against Littlefield when the teams last played on March 10th by a conclusive 14-2. Does Shallowater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Littlefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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