With a playoff game on the line, The Woodlands rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bridgeland Bears as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Woodlands' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Caleb Holifield was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Holifield has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holifield was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Hubert, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Declan Magee, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The Woodlands is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13-2 record this season. As for Bridgeland, their loss dropped their record down to 27-10.
The Woodlands will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bridgeland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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