The Hackberry Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Pickering Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hackberry pushed their score all the way to 15 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Singer by a score of 16-15.
Kynlin Moore led a balanced group of hitters, going 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Velle Devall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pickering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their rough 13-1 defeat to Rosepine might stick with them for a while.
Pickering saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alayna Yates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hackberry's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Pickering, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Pickering's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hackberry hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .418. It's a different story for Pickering, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Hackberry's hitters?
Hackberry came up short against Pickering in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, falling 16-13. Can Hackberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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