Whitesboro had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Grand Saline Indians 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Whitesboro who now have six in a row.
Avery Howerton made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Howerton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Howerton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tylar Olsen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Whitesboro is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Grand Saline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-12-1.
Whitesboro will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Gunter at 6:00 p.m. Whitesboro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Gunter's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Grand Saline does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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