After flying high against Boerne last Friday, Alamo Heights came back down to earth. The Alamo Heights Mules fell just short of the Pieper Warriors by a score of 9-8 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mules of the 8-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2022.
Alamo Heights saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Butler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Butler continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Aubrie Martinez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Butler wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Alamo Heights kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for Alamo Heights: they were averaging 4.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.6.
Alamo Heights' loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.71 runs. As for Pieper, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Alamo Heights wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 4-3 win against New Braunfels on the 14th. As for Pieper, they have also already played their next game, a 14-10 loss against Boerne on the 14th.
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