Hornets
| 03/31/25 @ Queen City | 23 |
| 03/04/25 vs Queen City | 22 |
| 03/11/25 vs Liberty-Eylau | 18 |
| 03/18/25 vs New Boston | 15 |
| 03/21/25 @ Redwater | 14 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hooks). They blew past the Queen City Bulldogs 23-1 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Peyton Morgan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those two hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hooks let Stella Fincher and Zoey Greenwood run wild. Fincher scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Greenwood went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave Fincher a new career-high. Madison Lewis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Hooks kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win (which was Hooks' sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.33 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.93 in the others. As for Queen City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Coincidentally, Hooks and Queen City will both be playing Liberty-Eylau the next time they take the field. Queen City will host Liberty-Eylau at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Hooks will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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