Eupora is 2-8 against Houston since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eupora Eagles will be playing at home against the Houston Hilltoppers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Houston will be up against a hot Eupora squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Everything went Eupora's way against French Camp Academy on Saturday as Eupora made off with a 17-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Houston had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Panthers 13-4.
KB Gregory looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Cydnee Webb was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chloe Farr, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Houston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Eupora pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Eupora came up short against Houston in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Eupora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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