After flying high against Rockport-Fulton on Thursday, La Vernia came back down to earth. The La Vernia Bears fell just short of the Chaparral Bobcats by a score of 6-5 on Thursday.
Makayla Soriano was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Madison Duncan also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Bears
02/27/25 vs Chaparral | 56% |
02/27/25 vs Rockport-Fulton | 55.9% |
02/25/25 @ Wimberley | 52.4% |
Even though they lost, La Vernia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
La Vernia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Chaparral, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Coming up, La Vernia will take on Henderson in a tournament on Friday. Henderson's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so La Vernia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chaparral, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 15-1 loss against Jim Ned on the 27th.
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