Hutto won the last time they faced Weiss, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hutto Hippos sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Weiss Wolves. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hutto.
Megan Blakeney tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenna Castillo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Klos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Weiss' side, Jordynn Booe put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Booe was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Booe wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was K.K Curry, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Hutto has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Weiss, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-14-1.
Hutto will be playing in front of their home fans against Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midway will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Hutto surely won't give up without a fight. As for Weiss, they will head out on the road to take on Harker Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weiss is facing Harker Heights at the right time seeing as Harker Heights is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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