Softball Preview: Harker Heights Knights vs. Hutto Hippos
The Harker Heights Knights will be playing at home against the Hutto Hippos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harker Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Hutto will be coming in after a defeat.
Harker Heights had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 17-13 win over Bryan on Tuesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Harker Heights got a massive performance out of Annalicia Sanchez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brianna Warriner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Hutto's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of Midway on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hutto in their matchups with Midway: they've now lost four in a row.
Harker Heights' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-17. As for Hutto, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12.
Harker Heights might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Hutto when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hutto's Makayla Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Now that Harker Heights knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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