The Castleberry Lions will challenge the Burkburnett Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Castleberry has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Burkburnett will come in with three straight victories.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Castleberry and Springtown have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Lions came up short against the Porcupines, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Burkburnett was able to grind out a solid win over Bridgeport on Friday, taking the game 6-3.
Kennedy Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Duff, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another was Macie Call, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Burkburnett's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-16. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Castleberry, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19-1.
Castleberry came up short against Burkburnett in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-3. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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