Lake Belton has won ten straight games at home, while Walnut Grove has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Broncos will host the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Belton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let West Mesquite get on the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Walnut Grove faced off against Reedy on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Lions 10-0. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Lyndsey Hooker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Walnut Grove let Vivian McKernan and Penelope Robles run wild. McKernan went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Robles went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Robles a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailee James, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Walnut Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Reedy only posted an OBP of .364.
Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 25-7. As for Lake Belton, their victory bumped their record up to 33-2.
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