Wildcats
| 05/14/25 vs Yellow Springs | 22 |
| 03/27/25 @ Sidney | 19 |
| 05/10/25 @ Dixie | 17 |
| 04/21/25 @ Botkins | 13 |
| 03/29/25 @ Franklin Monroe | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yellow Springs Bulldogs a 22-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Makenna Vondenhuevel made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Houston got a massive performance out of Madison Plunkett, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most hits Plunkett has posted over her last 11 games. Marissa McDermit was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
Houston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win (which was Houston's third in a row) raised their record to 17-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Yellow Springs, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Houston will face off against Botkins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Yellow Springs, they will take on Legacy Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.82 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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