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https://www.independent-bank.com/ Celebration time as Howe knocks off Hooks. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. end the game. run fifth inning that turned the game around and gave the Howe Hooks hit for the cycle in four girls their first lead of the night. batters in the third inning which Torrey Stubblefield tripled to left prompted a pitching change from which brought home Peyton Streetman and Madisyn Hargrove Hargrove to Stubblefield. Hargove went two and a third innings, to tie the game at five. A batter later, Kayla Anderson drove in the allowing five runs, five hits, striking out two, and not allowing go-ahead run on a single to short. any walks. In relief, Stubblefield went three and two-thirds innings, Hooks tied the game, 6-6, in the surrendering seven runs, six hits, top of the sixth inning, but Howe regained the lead in the bottom half and striking out four. when Streetman reached on an With both of Howe's pitchers error that allowed Kamryn Fulenchek to score. Howe led 7-6 having to throw a lot of pitches, game three of the series looked as which turned out to be the final if it could be a slugfest. But score. Hargrove was nearly flawless in her pitching performance in the doStubblefield earned the win for or-die game. She threw seven Lady Bulldogs as she tossed all innings, surrendering one run, seven innings, surrendering six three hits, striking out six, and runs, eight hits, and striking out walking none. Payton Griffin had six. She also was the leading hitter, going 3-for-4 with three RBI a big game at the plate with a single and a triple, a run scored, and two runs scored. Streetman, and an RBI. Fulenchek also had a Anderson, and Fulenchek all had two-hit game. Stubblefield led multi-hit games for Howe. Howe with two RBI in the final game of the series. Madisyn Hargrove stepped in the circle for game two of the series The series with Hughes Springs and a chance to win and clinch. will be played at Texas A&M Things look like they were in cruise control in the top of the third Commerce. Likely days are Thursday and Saturday night. as Howe took a commanding 6-0 Game 1 linescore lead. But Hooks rallied for a 7-run bottom of the third inning and turned the game around. The Lady Bulldogs answered back quickly with a run in the fourth to tie the game at seven, but Hooks added Game 2 linescore five more runs in the fourth and fifth innings combined to take a 12-7 lead to the final frame. The Lady Bulldogs showed great composure and a sense of "neversay-die" as the tacked on three runs in the top of the seventh inning to narrow the game to 12-10. Erin Blackburn got a pitch she liked and drove it out of the park for a 3-run dinger, but the rally was ended when Streetman was struck out to
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