Arlington is 8-1 against Houston since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Arlington Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Houston Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Arlington's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Memphis Central as Arlington made off with a 15-0 win.
Kendall Wilkie made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wilkie was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenzie Walker, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. Addie Graham was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Houston's way against Bartlett last Monday as Houston made off with an 11-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Houston.
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Houston, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Arlington came out on top in a nail-biter against Houston in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 8-6. Will Arlington repeat their success, or does Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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