The Hubbard Greyhounds will square off against the Phillips Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hubbard played against Tilden on Thursday and won via forfeit.
Hubbard will be up against a hot Phillips squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Wildcats put the hurt on Little Village with a sharp 20-7 victory on Saturday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Bianca Porterfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That hit was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Welnesha Hall was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with one home run, five stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamaya Campbell, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Phillips lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Phillips pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hubbard, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-1-1.
Hubbard suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Phillips in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Greyhounds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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