The Springtown Porcupines will head out on the road to challenge the Eagle Mountain Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Springtown is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Springtown will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Decatur, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Porcupines blew past the Eagles 6-0 on Monday. Considering the Porcupines have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kylee Spray
| 04/14/25 @ Decatur | 7 |
| 04/11/25 vs Castleberry | 11 |
| 04/08/25 @ Bridgeport | 14 |
| 04/01/25 @ Burkburnett | 13 |
| 03/25/25 vs Eagle Mountain | 10 |
| + 4 more games |
The result came thanks to Kylee Spray's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kaylie Houghton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Reiss DeLaFuente also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Eagle Mountain fell victim to Pearce and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Mustangs. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Eagle Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Griggs, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Springtown's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Eagle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12-1.
Springtown came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagle Mountain in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Porcupines since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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