The Hollister Tigers will face off against the Wheaton Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hollister will be strutting in after a win while Wheaton will be coming in after a loss.
Hollister will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Conway on Monday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 18-2 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Jadyn Hunt
| 05/04/26 @ Conway | 6 |
| 05/01/26 vs Ava | 2 |
| 04/29/26 vs Sparta | 5 |
| 04/23/26 vs Reeds Spring | 3 |
| 04/21/26 vs Buffalo | 3 |
| 04/16/26 vs Blue Eye | 7 |
Jadyn Hunt made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last six contests. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Cambree Hodges was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last seven games. Another player making a difference was Rosie Blackwood, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Hollister always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conway only posted an OBP of .368.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Monday. Wheaton lost 13-3 to Liberal.
Meyah Peckham made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
The win made it two in a row for Hollister and bumps their season record up to 11-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Wheaton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-8.
Everything went Hollister's way against Wheaton when the teams last played back in April of 2019, as Hollister made off with a 16-2 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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