Softball Recap: Harris County Tigers vs. Midtown Knights
Harris County waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Midtown Knights a 15-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matches by six runs or more this season.
Riley Huckaby made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ivy McCormick was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Caroline Gatewood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harris County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .812. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Harris County pushed their record up to 27-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Midtown, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Harris County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Midtown: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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