The Oakton Cougars will face off against the Herndon Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Oakton will be strutting in after a victory while Herndon will be coming in after a defeat.
Oakton barely beat Westfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars blew past the Bulldogs 10-4 on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won six games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Herndon might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-6 to Tuscarora, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katie McGee was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Taggart, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Oakton and bumps their season record up to 10-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Herndon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Oakton came out on top in a nail-biter against Herndon in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 9-7. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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