Softball Preview: East Austin College Prep vs. Hyde Park Panthers
East Austin College Prep is 0-8 against Hyde Park since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. East Austin College Prep are on the road again to play the Hyde Park Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Back in March, East Austin College Prep fell victim to a rough 20-2 defeat at the hands of Valor South Austin.
Meanwhile, Hyde Park put the finishing touches on their 24th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let TMI-Episcopal onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Hyde Park who now have five in a row.
Alexa Stout was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Skye Perez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
East Austin College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Hyde Park, they pushed their record up to 29-5 with that win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
East Austin College Prep suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Hyde Park in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stout, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that East Austin College Prep knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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