For the second straight game, Rains will face off against Whitesboro. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Bearcats at 1:00 p.m.
Rains heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They came up short against Whitesboro, falling 17-6. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Bearcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
For Whitesboro's part, Avery Howerton made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Howerton has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bradi Gallaway and Cameron Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: Gallaway got on base in three of her six plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Ortiz went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave Ortiz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tylar Olsen, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Whitesboro hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 13-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Whitesboro is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rains, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-11-1.
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