The 2025 Women's College World Series has taken a thrilling turn, with Texas Tech and Texas now tied at one win each. This sets the stage for a nail-biting Game 3.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders pulled off a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the Texas Longhorns. This win came after a series of strategic moves and impressive plays from both teams. The game ended with a dramatic strikeout by Texas Tech's pitcher, NiJaree Canady. She struck out Texas's Kayden Henry, securing the win for her team.

The turning point of the game came in the bottom of the fifth inning. Texas pitcher Cambria Salmon hit Texas Tech’s Alana Johnson with the bases loaded. This broke a scoreless tie and gave the Red Raiders a 1-0 lead.

The Red Raiders extended their lead with another run in the same inning. A wild pitch that was too low for Longhorns catcher Reese Atwood to block added to their score.

Texas managed to cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the sixth. Mia Scott hit a solo home run, bringing her team within one run. However, Texas Tech’s pitcher, NiJaree Canady, struck out Atwood and got Joley Mitchell to foul out to third base. This maintained the Red Raiders' lead.

The Red Raiders added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. An error by Texas pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez allowed the Red Raiders to put runners on first and third base. Longhorns coach Mike White brought in pitcher Teagan Kavan to stop the scoring threat. But Bailey Lindemuth hit a sacrifice fly to center field. This scored Makayla Garcia, giving the Red Raiders a 3-1 lead.

Mihayia Davis followed up with a line drive that Joley Mitchell couldn't field at first base for Texas. Valdez ran through a stop sign at third base to score Texas Tech's fourth run of the game.

In the bottom of the seventh, Texas made a comeback attempt. Hailey Toney couldn’t field Katie Mitchell’s hard chopper. Canady then hit Victoria Hunter with a pitch, bringing Leighann Goode to the plate as the tying run with no outs. Goode drove in Toney with a double, cutting the deficit to 4-2. The sinking liner just eluded Demi Elder’s diving attempt at a catch in left field.

Texas cut the lead to 4-3 on a sacrifice fly by Katie Cimusz. But Canady struck out Kayden Henry on three consecutive pitches to end the game.

This victory has set the stage for an intense Game 3. Both teams will be looking to secure their spot in the finals. The pressure is on, and fans can expect another exciting match.

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