Softball Game Preview: HCYA vs. Kinkaid Falcons

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2025, 12:42am

Softball Preview: HCYA vs. Kinkaid Falcons

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HCYA and Kinkaid are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. HCYA will face off against the Kinkaid Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. HCYA is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

On Thursday, HCYA needed a bit of extra time to put away Houston Christian. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for HCYA.

Taegan Lermann

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/20/25 @ Houston Christian14
03/18/25 @ Fort Bend Christian Academy9
02/15/25 vs Ball9
02/14/25 vs Sherman8
04/23/24 vs SA S8

Taegan Lermann was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eloni Preston, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kinkaid, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Non Varsity Opponent on Wednesday by a score of 7-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

HCYA's record is now 20-5-4. As for Kinkaid, their record now sits at 6-3-1.

HCYA came out on top in a nail-biter against Kinkaid in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Does HCYA have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kinkaid turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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