The Western Hills Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Eagle Mountain Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Hills is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Western Hills proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by eight) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Southwest 15-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since March 5, 2024.
Addison Dudley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered nine earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 16 Ks.
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At the plate, Eva Almendarez was incredible, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Zyniah Mitchell also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Eagle Mountain sidestepped Azle for a 5-3 win.
Eagle Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Hawthorne, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Eagle Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-13-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Western Hills, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
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