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| 03/20/25 - Away | 7-4 W |
| 02/25/25 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 2-9 L |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 7-4 W |
| 03/22/24 - Away | 5-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but HCYA ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Christian Mustangs. That's two games straight that HCYA has won by exactly three runs.
Taegan Lermann was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eloni Preston, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for HCYA and bumps their season record up to 20-5-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Houston Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. HCYA will venture away from home to take on Kinkaid at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. HCYA's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Kinkaid's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Houston Christian, they are taking a road trip to square off against Emery/Weiner at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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