The Eagle Mountain Knights will face off against the Western Hills Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Eagle Mountain is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since February 22nd on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Azle 5-3.
Eagle Mountain's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Hawthorne, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Western Hills waltzed into their matchup last Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 15-14 W against the Raiders.
Addison Dudley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered nine earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Eva Almendarez was incredible, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Zyniah Mitchell was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Eagle Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-13-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Western Hills, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
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