For the second straight game, Eagle Mountain will face off against Benbrook. The Knights will take on the Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Eagle Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Benbrook with a sharp 18-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ashlyn Eggleton and Karah Cardinal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Eggleton tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cardinal tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Eggleton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 20 consecutive appearances. At bat, Eggleton went 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run, while Cardinal went 2-for-5 with two runs and one double.
Olivia Wilson
| 04/23/26 vs Benbrook | 4 |
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| 02/13/26 @ Grapevine | 3 |
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In other batting news, Zoe Hawthorne and Olivia Wilson did most of the damage at the plate: Hawthorne went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs, while Wilson fired off three triples, three RBI, and two runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave Wilson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Griggs, who earned one RBI and two runs.
Eagle Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Benbrook's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Eagle Mountain, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 20-13-1 record.
Benbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Eagle Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Benbrook, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Eagle Mountain keep running through batters, or will the Bobcats buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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