Softball Preview: Parkersburg South Patriots vs. Hurricane Redskins
The Parkersburg South Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hurricane Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Parkersburg South's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ripley as Parkersburg South made off with a 15-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Hurricane won against Cabell Midland on Thursday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Hurricane put the hurt on Parkersburg with a sharp 9-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Hurricane sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kate Justice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Justice was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Grace Robie was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Hopkins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Parkersburg South is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Hurricane, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Parkersburg South suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Hurricane in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hurricane's Sophie Dunlap, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Parkersburg South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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