It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Whitesboro had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Queen City Bulldogs and snuck past 3-2. The win was nothing new for Whitesboro as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Avery Howerton made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Howerton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Howerton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Howerton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keely Hartless, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Whitesboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-6 record this season. As for Queen City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 26-5.
Whitesboro will have a chance to go back-to-back against Queen City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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