Wildcats
| 04/15/25 @ Anna | 17 |
| 03/28/25 @ Denison | 17 |
| 03/18/25 @ McKinney North | 16 |
| 03/21/25 vs Anna | 15 |
| 03/04/25 vs Denison | 15 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Walnut Grove walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Lufkin Panthers with a sharp 8-2 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Wildcats have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lyndsey Hooker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ella Berlage was excellent, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailee James, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Walnut Grove is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Lufkin, their loss dropped their record down to 22-5.
Walnut Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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