After flying high against Spencerville on Tuesday, Houston came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Fort Loramie Redskins by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Makenna Vondenhuevel
| 04/24/25 @ Fort Loramie | 12 |
| 04/22/25 @ Spencerville | 12 |
| 04/21/25 @ Botkins | 13 |
| 04/18/25 vs Bradford | 13 |
| 04/14/25 vs Russia | 8 |
| + 9 more games |
Makenna Vondenhuevel put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Gracie Dershem and LeeAnna Travis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Dershem got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one double, while Travis got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. Travis has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Isabella Shultz also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Houston's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Fort Loramie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Houston didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 win against Mississinawa Valley on the 26th. Fort Loramie has also already played their next matchup (against Franklin Monroe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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