Softball Preview: North County Raiders vs. Neelyville Tigers
The North County Raiders will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Neelyville Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past DeSoto 11-0.
The team relied heavily on Emma Pyeatt, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Ava McClure, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Neelyville had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over the Bulldogs. Give the Tigers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
North County now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Neelyville, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
North County suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Neelyville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will North County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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