The Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dugger Union Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Hutsonville/Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Hutsonville/Palestine will head into Wednesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a ten-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Richland County by a score of 6-4. Hutsonville/Palestine's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Gracie Alumbaugh was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addison McNair, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dugger Union can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Indiana School for the Deaf 13-12. Dugger Union's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Brae Simpson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Neff, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Hutsonville/Palestine's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7. As for Dugger Union, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Dugger Union's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hutsonville/Palestine hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .390. It's a different story for Dugger Union, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain Hutsonville/Palestine's hitters?
Hutsonville/Palestine came out on top in a nail-biter against Dugger Union in their previous matchup on April 5th, sneaking past 2-0. Does Hutsonville/Palestine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dugger Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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