Baseball Recap: Houston's Run of Seven Straight Victories Now Over

Hilltoppers

Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 @ West Union	0-1
04/08/25 vs Greenwood	25-0
04/08/25 @ Greenwood	10-0
04/08/25 vs Greenwood	24-0
04/05/25 vs Ethel	13-0

After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four games, Houston finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of the West Union Eagles by a score of 1-0. The Hilltoppers' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Houston's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for West Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.

Houston will head out to square off against Booneville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for West Union, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Marshall Academy at 4:00 p.m. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.