Hockinson and Mark Morris are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hockinson Hawks will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mark Morris Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Hockinson beats Mark Morris with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Hockinson came out on top against R.A. Long by a score of 12-7 on Friday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Mark Morris gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Fort Vancouver 19-1.
Keira McGinley made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). McGinley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Mark Morris got a massive performance out of Ashlynn Westerby, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Megan Fugleberg was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Hockinson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Mark Morris, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3-2.
Hockinson might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Mark Morris when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mark Morris' Makenzie Henthorn, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Hockinson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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