The Hixson Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Hixson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Cleveland will come in with four straight wins.
On Thursday, Hixson came up short against Girls Prep and fell 9-5. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly four runs.
Makayla Long was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Cleveland was able to grind out a solid victory over Bradley Central on Thursday, taking the game 5-2.
Huntlee Dennison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brylee Cisco, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Allison Farnsworth also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Cleveland now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Hixson, they now have a losing record of 10-11-1.
Hixson suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Cleveland in their previous meeting on Monday. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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