The Van Alstyne Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Krum Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Van Alstyne's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Krum's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Van Alstyne's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Celina hitters got past them. The Panthers fell 13-8 to the Bobcats last Tuesday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Krum waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Falcons 9-2. Considering the Bobcats have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lillian Williams was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one triple. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Krum got a massive performance out of Jazmine Jackson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Jackson has posted since back in March. Addyson Zimmerman was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Krum was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Krum's record is now 22-3. As for Van Alstyne, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
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