Softball Preview: Harker Heights Knights vs. Copperas Cove Bulldawgs
The Harker Heights Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Harker Heights came up short against Hutto and fell 9-4.
Gabrielle Simmons put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Simmons was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Simmons wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leilani Leon-Guerrero, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Harker Heights hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hutto struck out six times.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove pushed their score all the way to 11 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Weiss by a score of 12-11. Copperas Cove has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harker Heights has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season. As for Copperas Cove, their record now sits at 13-6-2.
Harker Heights might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Copperas Cove when the teams last played back in March. Can Harker Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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