Recap: China Spring Cougars vs. Hutto Hippos
China Spring stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hutto Hippos as the China Spring Cougars made off with a 13-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for China Spring considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
JC Hughes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Hughes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Garrett Maddox was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dean Hannah, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
China Spring's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Hutto, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. China Spring is on the road again on April 2nd to play Gatesville at 7:00 p.m. As for Hutto, they will challenge Harker Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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