It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hendrickson had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Victoria East Titans. Eight seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kara Luongo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hendrickson let Zoey Kellam and Cadence Garcia run wild. Kellam went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Garcia got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most RBI Kellam has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Avalyn Gallardo, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Hawks
| 05/01/25 vs Victoria East | 8-3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Bastrop | 8-0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Bastrop | 16-2 |
The victory was the third in a row for Hendrickson, bringing their record up to 16-11-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Victoria East, they now have a losing record of 15-16.
Hendrickson will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Titans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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