Softball Preview: Chilhowie Warriors vs. Fort Chiswell Pioneers
Chilhowie and Fort Chiswell are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Chilhowie Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Fort Chiswell Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chilhowie is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Wednesday, Chilhowie earned a 7-2 victory over Grayson County. Seven seems to be a good number for Chilhowie as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Fort Chiswell might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to George Wythe, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Fort Chiswell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blair Jackson spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Haley Brumbaugh was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Krista King was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
The victory got Chilhowie back to even at 3-3-2. As for Fort Chiswell, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Chilhowie might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Fort Chiswell when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Chilhowie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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