Hutsonville/Palestine won the last time they faced Oblong, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers won by a run and slipped past the Oblong Panthers 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hutsonville/Palestine.
The team relied heavily on Lily Holcomb, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Alaina Holcomb was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
On Oblong's side, Layla Krick was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorie Weber, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Hutsonville/Palestine's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for Oblong, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hutsonville/Palestine will challenge Robinson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Robinson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Oblong, they will head out on the road to take on Richland County at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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