Harris County waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Midtown Knights a 15-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matches by six runs or more this season.
Riley Huckaby made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ivy McCormick was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Caroline Gatewood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harris County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .812. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Harris County pushed their record up to 27-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Midtown, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Harris County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Midtown: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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