The Allen Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the McKinney Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Allen gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Rock Hill.
The team relied heavily on Micaela Booth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Finlee Williams, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, McKinney sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Braswell on Friday.
Caydance Gaddis made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings pitched. Gaddis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Gaddis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kady Huggins was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Beck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Allen is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5-1 record this season. As for McKinney, they pushed their record up to 16-11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Allen has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.2 hits per game. However, it's not like McKinney struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Allen's way against McKinney in their previous meeting back in March as Allen made off with a 13-4 win. Will Allen repeat their success, or does McKinney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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