It was a proper cat-fight when Houlka challenged West Lowndes on Friday. The Houlka Wildcats were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the West Lowndes Panthers. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Ryder Wilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Houlka is 2-1 when Wilson allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Wilson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
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In other batting news, Houlka got a massive performance out of Paxton Graves, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Graves has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Huffman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Houlka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Houlka's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for West Lowndes, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Houlka has already played their next match, a 12-0 loss against Bruce on the 8th. As for West Lowndes, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-3 defeat against Columbus on the 11th.
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