Houston is 2-8 against Mabel-Canton since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Houston Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Houston is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Houston will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a 21-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Southland by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton has not done well against Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Mabel-Canton walked away with a 7-3 win over Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander. Winning may never get old, but Mabel-Canton sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Tylar Wenthold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kailey Ingvalson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kira Snyder, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Houston couldn't quite finish off Mabel-Canton in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wenthold, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Houston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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