The Cleveland Blue Raiders will take on the Hixson Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has four straight victories, Hixson has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Cleveland earned a 5-2 win over Bradley Central.
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Huntlee Dennison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brylee Cisco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allison Farnsworth, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hixson came up short against Girls Prep on Thursday and fell 9-5. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly four runs.
Makayla Long made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Cleveland's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Hixson, they now have a losing record of 10-11-1.
Cleveland took their victory against Hixson when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Blue Raiders repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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