Softball Preview: Hyde Park Panthers vs. East Austin College Prep
Hyde Park is 8-0 against East Austin College Prep since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hyde Park Panthers will look to defend their home field against East Austin College Prep at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Hyde Park's favor as the team sits on 22 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while East Austin College Prep has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Hyde Park can now show off 24 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand TMI-Episcopal a 12-0 shutout. Hyde Park's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Alexa Stout was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Skye Perez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Austin College Prep suffered a rough 20-2 defeat at the hands of Valor South Austin back in March.
Hyde Park is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. As for East Austin College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Hyde Park's way against East Austin College Prep in their previous meeting back in February as Hyde Park made off with an 18-0 win. Does Hyde Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Austin College Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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