The La Porte Bulldogs will square off against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Iowa Colony took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on La Porte, who comes in off a win.
La Porte will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Texas City on Friday. La Porte was the clear victors by a 15-7 margin over Texas City.
Aaliyah Maldonado
| 02/28/25 @ Texas City | 9 |
| 02/25/25 vs Friendswood | 6 |
| 02/14/25 @ St. Pius X | 4 |
| 02/01/25 @ Dickinson | 3 |
Aaliyah Maldonado was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Baylee Lopez was incredible, firing off two triples, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Aiden Ryan was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
La Porte always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Ball on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tornadoes by a score of 2-1. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amoree Serna spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up 19 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 6.6 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Iowa Colony saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leila Macias, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Macias hit this season.
La Porte's win bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Iowa Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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