The Kountze Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Warren Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kountze has 11 straight wins, Warren has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kountze stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Buna 10-2.
Kyla Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Parker has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kountze got a massive performance out of Emily Smith, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Smith hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Shea Griffin was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Warren suffered a tough 17-1 loss at the hands of East Chambers on Thursday.
Kountze pushed their record up to 25-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Warren, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Kountze's way against Warren in their previous meeting back in March as Kountze made off with a 17-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kountze since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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