After three games on the road, Quitman is heading back home. They will take on the Hicks Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Quitman: 2.8, Hicks: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Quitman can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Zwolle.
Cali Deal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Quitman let Hallie Kate Pullig and Maggie Guyotte loose on the outfield. Pullig went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Guyotte went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Madison Chaplin was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Hicks fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Oakdale on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 7-6.
Quitman pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Hicks, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went Quitman's way against Hicks when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Quitman made off with a 12-1 win. Does Quitman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hicks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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