Henrietta scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Iowa Park Hawks out 14-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Kyra Seward was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over nine innings while giving up five earned (and seven unearned) runs off ten hits. Seward has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Seward was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-6 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Bryant, who went 6-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Macey Hutchins, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Henrietta's win bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for Iowa Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10-1.
Henrietta will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bowie at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Henrietta will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Iowa Park, they will head out on the road to face off against Holliday at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Iowa Park knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Holliday likes a good challenge.
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