Orangefield is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kountze is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orangefield Bobcats will take on the Kountze Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Orangefield scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Tuesday. They never let East Chambers onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Kountze put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over East Chambers.
Kyla Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Parker has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kiley Kunk and Kitty Coe did most of the damage at the plate: Kunk went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Coe went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. McKinley Rowinsky was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Orangefield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Kountze, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
Orangefield couldn't quite finish off Kountze when the teams last played back in February and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parker, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Orangefield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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