The Houston Wildcats will square off against the Arcanum Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Houston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Houston fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Botkins on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-2 to the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Makenna Vondenhuevel
| 05/10/25 @ Dixie | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Shawnee | 6 |
| 03/28/25 vs Newton Local | 6 |
| 04/03/25 vs Fairlawn | 6 |
| 05/02/25 vs Fort Loramie | 6 |
Makenna Vondenhuevel spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Houston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Maier, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, while Arcanum put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Valley View. The Trojans blew past the Spartans 10-0. Considering the Trojans have won 11 matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Arcanum pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Houston, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-8.
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