The Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers got the win against the Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Rilyn Lawhead was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Lawhead was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brynn Griffin was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Lily Holcomb, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.
Tigers
| 04/09/25 vs Brownstown/St. Elmo | 51.9% |
| 04/08/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] | 34.2% |
| 04/01/25 @ Newton | 4.5% |
| 03/29/25 @ North Central | 48.6% |
| 03/27/25 vs Marshall | 28.6% |
| + 19 more games |
Hutsonville/Palestine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Hutsonville/Palestine has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Brownstown/St. Elmo, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Coming up, Hutsonville/Palestine will be playing in front of their home fans against Dugger Union at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Brownstown/St. Elmo, they will head out on the road to take on Neoga at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.75 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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