The Barbers Hill Eagles will challenge the La Porte Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Barbers Hill's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so La Porte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Barbers Hill is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Katy just ended the team's 18-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Tigers since on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, La Porte entered their tilt with Ball last Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Tornadoes 18-1. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by eight runs or more this season.
Micaela Lewis looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Madison Lopez was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kynlee Arachiga, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
La Porte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .720. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive contests.
La Porte pushed their record up to 17-4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Barbers Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-3.
Everything went Barbers Hill's way against La Porte in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Barbers Hill made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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