The Grand Saline Indians will take on the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, Grand Saline earned a 7-2 win over Malakoff.
Meanwhile, Sulphur Springs posted their closest victory since February 25th on Friday. They skirted past Pleasant Grove 2-1.
Hannah Speed spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sulphur Springs saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Thompson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sulphur Springs' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Grand Saline, their win bumped their record up to 20-7-1.
Grand Saline was able to grind out a solid victory over Sulphur Springs in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, winning 4-0. Will the Indians 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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