Softball Preview: Cabell Midland Knights vs. Huntington Highlanders
After three games on the road, Cabell Midland is heading back home. They will take on the Huntington Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cabell Midland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Huntington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cabell Midland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cabell Midland was ranked first). Cabell Midland took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hurricane on Thursday.
Olivia Bell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Nicole Harris was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Huntington came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 15-10 victory over Capital on Thursday.
Cabell Midland's defeat dropped their record down to 23-4. As for Huntington, their win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-16.
Everything went Cabell Midland's way against Huntington when the teams last played on April 9th as Cabell Midland made off with a 22-0 victory. Does Cabell Midland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Huntington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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