The Houston Hilltoppers are taking a road trip to challenge the Booneville Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Houston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Booneville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Houston's offense. They fell just short of West Union by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 25 runs in the game before, the Hilltoppers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Booneville waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Mustangs.
Cade Lott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Lott was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Lott wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Porter Tapp, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Bryson Saylors, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Booneville pushed their record up to 11-14 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Houston, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
Houston came out on top in a nail-biter against Booneville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Do the Hilltoppers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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