Recap: Huntsville Hornets vs. Kingwood Park Panthers
Huntsville waltzed into their match on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Kingwood Park Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Huntsville also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jaelynn Duke made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Duke has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Duke was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jaz Enriquez and Katie Vonrosenberg did most of the damage at the plate: Enriquez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Vonrosenberg went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Huntsville pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Kingwood Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Huntsville will head out on the road to challenge Nacogdoches at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nacogdoches: 4.1, Huntsville: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Kingwood Park, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Porter at 6:30 p.m. Kingwood Park is facing Porter at the right time seeing as Porter is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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