Vs. No. 14 Lubbock Christian Lady Chapparals
March 20, 2022 at 1 & 3 PM
Odessa, Texas
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Tale of the Tape:
Falcons
Record: 16-15, 3-7
Streak: L6
Runs Scored: 172
Runs Allowed: 166
Top Hitter: Julia Bumford, .474 BA, 36 H, 6 HR, 7 2B, 3 3B, 32 RBI, .529 OBP
Top Pitcher: Destini Trahan, 71.1 IP, 67 SO, 6-5, 2.26 ERA
 
Lady Chaps
Record: 23-3, 9-1
Streak: W5
Runs Scored: 205
Runs Allowed: 90
Top Hitter: Tyla Lee, .452 BA, 38 H, 7 HR, 32 RBI
Top Pitcher: Taylor Franco, 81.2 IP, 12-1, 2.06 ERA, 70 BA
 
The Falcons

• The Falcons are third in the Lone Star Conference in hits with 270.
• Julia Bumford is fifth in the league in RBI with 32 and is eighth in batting average at .474.
• Aracely Araiza is second in the LSC in doubles with 11. 
• As a team the Falcons are tied for second in the conference with 14 triples and sit third in doubles with 55. 
• The Falcons are in the middle of a difficult stretch, playing their fourth straight ranked opponent.  On Friday the Falcons nearly came back against No. 17 Angelo State down nine in the opening game before a tightly contested 4-2 loss in game two.
• The Falcons have never beat the Lady Chaps.  This is their first meeting in Odessa since the 2017 season.

 
The Lady Chaps

• The Chaps have won five in a row and moved to No. 14 in the country.
• Their lone LSC loss came at the hands of No. 6 West Texas A&M on March 12.
• As a team they are fourth in the LSC in scoring offense, scoring 205 runs on the season. 
• They are second in the LSC with 35 home runs and tied for second in triples with 20.

 
The Falcons are back in action against No. 14 Lubbock Christian on Sunday.  Download the UTPB Athletics App to follow the team all season long.