The Hallsville Bobcats will face off against the Grapevine Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hallsville 2.2, Grapevine 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hallsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Lovejoy by a score of 7-3. The win was familiar territory for the Bobcats, who have now won five contests in a row.
Hope Miles was excellent, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Maddie McKinney was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lubbock-Cooper typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Grapevine proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Pirates 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since April 11th.
Bella MacMahon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grapevine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Grapevine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 24-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Hallsville, they pushed their record up to 35-4-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
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