The Holmes Huskies will be playing at home against the Harlan Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Holmes sitting on four straight wins and Harlan on three.
Last Friday, Holmes was able to grind out a solid victory over Sotomayor, taking the game 7-2. That's two games straight that Holmes has won by exactly five runs.
Nevaeh Herrera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Herrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Herrera was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Nevaeh Alcantar was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harlan beat Sotomayor 5-1 on Friday.
Holmes' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Harlan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
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