The Smithville Tigers will face off against the Caldwell Hornets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Smithville beats Caldwell with five runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Smithville came out on top against Giddings by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday.
Addison Otto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over seven innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since March 1st. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Kenna Tiner
| 03/25/25 @ Giddings | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Brazos | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Flatonia | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Snook | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Luling | 1 |
In other batting news, Kenna Tiner was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Caldwell made easy work of Navasota on Tuesday and carried off a 15-2 win. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Like Smithville, Caldwell also got a great game from a two-way player: Callie Fletcher. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Fletcher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaelyn Gest, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Mayzi Witherwax, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Caldwell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They are 6-1-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Smithville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8-1.
Smithville might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Caldwell when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Smithville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
