Softball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Hector

Hector won against Westside last Tuesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Wildcats beat the Acorn Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-1. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by eight runs or more this season.

Sarena Myers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Hector got a massive performance out of Addison Campbell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Abigail Dodson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.

Hector was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Hector pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Acorn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Looking ahead, Hector will welcome Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats are facing the Little Johns at the right time seeing as the Little Johns are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Acorn, they will square off against Hackett at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.