Ector is 1-9 against Dodd City since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ector Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Dodd City Hornets at 6:30 p.m.
Ector was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Sam Rayburn.
Meanwhile, Dodd City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 win over Honey Grove on Tuesday.
Hannah Burney made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over eight innings while giving up six earned (and three unearned) runs off 13 hits. Burney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Burney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Burney wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natally Medina, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Ector's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Dodd City, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-6-3.
Ector might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Dodd City in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burney, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Ector knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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