The Hutto Hippos will take on the McGregor Bulldogs in a tournament on Saturday. Hutto has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight defeats, while McGregor will come in with 12 straight victories.
On Friday, Hutto didn't have quite enough to beat Round Rock and fell 5-4.
Hutto saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Kelley, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Kelley's first of the season.
Meanwhile, McGregor put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past Bruceville-Eddy 12-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Emma Knox was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, McGregor got a massive performance out of Anaya Cruz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Addyson Todd was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
McGregor was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .737. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
McGregor's record is now 8-0. As for Hutto, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
