Preview: Kingwood Park Panthers vs. Huntsville Hornets
The Kingwood Park Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Huntsville Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kingwood Park comes in on five and Huntsville on eight.
Kingwood Park owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They blew past Nacogdoches 9-0.
Lufkin typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Huntsville proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Panthers 2-1.
Jaelynn Duke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aariss McHale, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Kingwood Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Huntsville, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Kingwood Park came up short against Huntsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Kingwood Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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