The Douglas County Huskies will face off against the Horizon Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Horizon is hoping to do what Smoky Hill couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Douglas County's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Douglas County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 win over Smoky Hill. While the Huskies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Douglas County got a massive performance out of Grace Huber, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Devayah Pineda was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglas County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Horizon got the win against Fairview on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-2. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tessa Munsch was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivah Bowman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Douglas County pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Horizon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Horizon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Douglas County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Horizon, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Douglas County's sizable advantage in that area, Horizon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Douglas County took their victory against Horizon in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 15-6. Will Douglas County repeat their success, or does Horizon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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