The Hicks Pirates will take on the Cedar Creek Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cedar Creek will be up against a hot Hicks team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. Hicks blew past Merryville 10-1 on Friday. Ten seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Katie-Grace Quinn and Courtlyn Dousay made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Quinn tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Dousay struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Quinn has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Quinn scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Dousay went 2-for-3 with one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maliah Gordy, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another was Abby Addison, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cedar Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They never let Lincoln Prep get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Tuesday. The Cougars have beaten the Panthers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Cedar Creek's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Hicks, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
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