The Cedar Hill Longhorns will square off against the Horn Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Hill has given up an average of 12.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Cedar Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-11 margin over DeSoto on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Longhorns as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Lily WILLIAMS made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing Five bases. while going 5-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jazliene Malone, who went 4-for-6 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
Cedar Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 21 runs the game before, Horn was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Duncanville, falling 9-1.
Horn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoie Armstrong, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Cedar Hill's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-14. As for Horn, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
Cedar Hill might still be hurting after the 15-7 defeat they got from Horn when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Cedar Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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