University Prep is 0-6 against Willows since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The University Prep Panthers will face off against the Willows Honkers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
University Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Orland a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for University Prep, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Gracie Hornbuckle, who gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep Orland off the board. Hornbuckle has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, University Prep's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Megan Boudro, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Willows waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Grizzlies 7-5. That's two games straight that Willows has won by exactly two runs.
Kimberly Garrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Bethany Millen was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabi Cano, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
University Prep's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3-1. As for Willows, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11-1.
University Prep suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Willows when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Can University Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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