On Friday, Atascocita faced Kingwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Atascocita Eagles took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kingwood Mustangs. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior), but the Mustangs' pitchers proved too tough.
Atascocita saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allison Burkhalter, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Atascocita's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Kingwood, they pushed their record up to 13-1-1 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Atascocita will host North Shore at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atascocita's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so North Shore's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kingwood, they will venture away from home to take on King at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kingwood 1.4, King 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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