Preview: Whitehouse Wildcats vs. Texas Tigers
The Whitehouse Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Texas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Whitehouse has four straight victories, Texas has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Whitehouse's hitters rose to the challenge against a Tigers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.79 points allowed on Tuesday. Whitehouse was the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Mt. Pleasant. 12 seems to be a good number for Whitehouse as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Michael Dudolski made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Dudolski was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Wynn Harriss looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Garrett Hayes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Ben Reed was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Texas didn't have quite enough to beat Marshall on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Whitehouse's record is now 14-5. As for Texas, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Whitehouse suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Texas in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Whitehouse avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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