Softball Preview: Roane County Raiders vs. Braxton County Eagles
Roane County is 9-1 against Braxton County since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Roane County Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Braxton County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Roane County will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Braxton County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Roane County had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Roane County never let Gilmer County onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Mahailey Nicholson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Nicholson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nicholson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Piper Harlan, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Braxton County had to settle for a 14-12 defeat against East Fairmont on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), Braxton County still had to take the loss.
Braxton County got a massive performance out of Lacie Wright, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Erica Nicholson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Roane County pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Braxton County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Roane County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Braxton County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Roane County's way against Braxton County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Roane County made off with an 18-0 win. Does Roane County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Braxton County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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