The Birdville Hawks will square off against the Centennial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Birdville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Fossil Ridge by a score of 8-3.
Meanwhile, Centennial never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on Arlington Heights with a sharp 15-0 victory. Considering the Spartans have won 20 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison McCroskey looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Madelyn Hickey and Madison Haynes did most of the damage at the plate: Hickey went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one triple, while Haynes went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Kalie Randall, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. They are a perfect 20-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Birdville pushed their record up to 27-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 25-7.
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