Hutsonville/Palestine has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Oblong Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hutsonville/Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Hutsonville/Palestine is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Martinsville (and have done all season long). Hutsonville/Palestine blew past Martinsville 12-1.
Hayden Monan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Monan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alaina Holcomb, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gracie Alumbaugh, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oblong unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martinsville.
Hutsonville/Palestine is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Oblong, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1.
Everything went Hutsonville/Palestine's way against Oblong in their previous meeting back in April as Hutsonville/Palestine made off with a 15-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oblong's Ginna Russell, who pitched six innings while giving up just -1 earned (and seven unearned) runs off 11 hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hutsonville/Palestine still be able to contain Russell? There's only one way to find out.
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