The Hawley Bearcats will challenge the Gorman Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hawley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Gorman will be up against a hot Hawley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Bearcats were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene on Friday. Considering the Bearcats have won 11 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylee Lowe was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Hawley let Casey Cole and Aadi Fuentes run wild. Cole went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Fuentes went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Cole has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Averie Whitehead, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Hawley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, Gorman didn't have quite enough to beat Stephenville FAITH on Monday and fell 6-5. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gorman's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Hawley, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8-1.
Hawley got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2021 against Gorman by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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