Henrietta has won five straight games at home, while Iowa Park has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Bearcats will host the Hawks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Henrietta 2.9, Iowa Park 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Henrietta fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Jacksboro on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 9-8. The Bearcats' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Iowa Park ultimately got the result they hoped for last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Jacksboro.
Iowa Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Henrietta, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 16-3.
Henrietta skirted past Iowa Park 10-9 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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