Softball Game Preview: Hale Center Owls vs. Littlefield Wildcats

The Hale Center Owls will venture away from home to take on the Littlefield Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Littlefield took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hale Center, who comes in off a win.

Hale Center picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Post. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Owls.

Miella Anguiano made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Anguiano was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Borunda, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sofia Gomez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Hale Center was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Post only posted a batting average of .250.

Meanwhile, Littlefield didn't have quite enough to beat Lubbock Christian on Friday and fell 8-6.

Alyssa Torres was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. What's more, she also posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in February of 2024.

Littlefield's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hale Center, their record now sits at 2-0.

Hale Center suffered a grim 21-6 defeat to Littlefield in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Can Hale Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.