The Cypress Park Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Waller Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cypress Park has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 27.
Cypress Park fell victim to Cypress Woods and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 17-0.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Waller made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cypress Springs on Tuesday. The Bulldogs never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won eight matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
MaKenzie Dillon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Waller got a massive performance out of Laela Hilbun, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hilbun a new career-high in RBI (three). Avery Jameson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Waller kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Waller moved to 8-17 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Cypress Park, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Cypress Park suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Waller in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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