Wildcats
| 03/07/25 @ Marshall | 17 |
| 02/28/25 vs Caddo Mills | 16 |
| 02/27/25 vs Nimitz | 16 |
| 03/04/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 14 |
| 02/28/25 vs Horn | 14 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitehouse). They put the hurt on the Marshall Mavericks with a sharp 17-2 victory on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Mavericks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Taylor Morris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Analee Becerra, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted over her last 14 matches. Another player making a difference was Paige Goodell, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Whitehouse was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .552. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in nine consecutive contests.
Whitehouse's record is now 13-6. As for Marshall, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-6.
Whitehouse and Marshall should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Whitehouse (ranked 97th) will meet Jacksonville (ranked 794th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitehouse's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Marshall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, Marshall will face off against Nacogdoches at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 451 places (386 vs. 837). Whitehouse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
