The Ennis Lions will head out to square off against the Lake Belton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ennis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ennis took on Midlothian Heritage on Tuesday. The Lions fell 11-7 to the Jaguars. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Jaguars: they've now lost three in a row.
Kaycee Slovak was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two triples and three RBI. Kylie Saxon was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Belton entered their tilt with Cedar Ridge on Monday with 18 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 19. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Raiders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Broncos have posted since March 1st.
Lake Belton pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Ennis, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
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