The Kountze Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Van Vleck Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kountze is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road.
Kountze is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Van Vleck.
Kyla Parker spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emily Smith and Shea Griffin did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Griffin scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of McKinley Rowinsky, who went 1-for-6 with a home run.
Kountze has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 35-5 record this season. As for Van Vleck, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-6-1.
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