Softball Recap: McGavock Raiders vs. Hillsboro Burros
In what's become a running theme this season, McGavock gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hillsboro Burros a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for McGavock.
Micayla Russell spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Makenzie Kilby was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Riley Phillips, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
McGavock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Hillsboro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
McGavock will head out on the road to challenge Overton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Overton is on a three-game streak of home wins, McGavock a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Hillsboro, they will head out on the road to take on Lawson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lawson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.1 runs per game this season.
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