The Bryan Vikings will challenge the Harker Heights Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bryan has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Bryan's offense. They lost 15-0 to Copperas Cove on Tuesday. The Vikings have struggled against the Bulldawgs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harker Heights). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Killeen a 24-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Gabrielle Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Harker Heights let Brianna Warriner and Alexis Newlin run wild. Warriner went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Newlin scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those four runs gave Newlin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Gross, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Harker Heights kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Harker Heights' victory bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Bryan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Bryan suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Harker Heights in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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