The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Grand Saline Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sulphur Springs 2.9, Grand Saline 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Sulphur Springs' win against Pleasant Grove wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won six in a row.
Hannah Speed
| 04/11/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 13 |
| 04/08/25 @ North Lamar | 8 |
| 04/07/25 vs Pittsburg | 8 |
| 04/01/25 @ Paris | 9 |
| 03/29/25 @ Bullard | 7 |
Hannah Speed spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sulphur Springs' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Thompson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grand Saline waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Tigers.
Sulphur Springs' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grand Saline, their win bumped their record up to 20-7-1.
Sulphur Springs came up short against Grand Saline when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 4-0. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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