Chapel Hill is 0-4 against Hughes Springs since March of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Chapel Hill Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Hughes Springs Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Chapel Hill came up short against Jefferson and fell 5-1. The Red Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Layla Adler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season.
On the hitting side, Chapel Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cailyn Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hughes Springs waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Tigers 14-1. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Hughes Springs pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Chapel Hill might still be hurting after the 18-2 loss they got from Hughes Springs in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Can Chapel Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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