The Waller Bulldogs will take on the Cypress Park Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waller will be strutting in after a win while Cypress Park will be coming in after a loss.
Waller's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Cypress Springs 17-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
MaKenzie Dillon was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Laela Hilbun was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Haley Bradford, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Waller always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Springs only posted an OBP of .125.
Meanwhile, Cypress Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They came up short against Cypress Woods, falling 17-0.
Cypress Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Waller, they moved to 8-17 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Waller took their win against Cypress Park in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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