Hooks waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Redwater Dragons 12-1. The Hornets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Dragons, too.
Hooks got a great performance from Peyton Morgan as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Morgan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Madison Lewis
| 03/20/26 vs Redwater | 2 |
| 03/17/26 @ New Boston | 1 |
| 03/13/26 vs Atlanta | 1 |
| 03/06/26 @ North Lamar | 1 |
| 03/03/26 vs Queen City | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Stella Fincher and Madison Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Fincher went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Lewis went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, Lewis posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in February. Hope Rankin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Hooks was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redwater only posted a batting average of .158.
Hooks' record now sits at 14-4. As for Redwater, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hooks is set to challenge their familiar foe De Kalb at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hornets 3.8, the Bears 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Redwater will face off against rival Liberty-Eylau at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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