Softball Preview: Stewart County Rebels vs. Huntingdon Mustangs
The Stewart County Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Huntingdon Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntingdon is hoping to do on Tuesday what Murray couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Stewart County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Stewart County skirted past Murray 4-3. That's two games straight that Stewart County has won by just one run.
Addison Fitzhugh made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fitzhugh was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Fitzhugh wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ema Borden, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon faced Lexington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Huntingdon won by a run and slipped past Lexington 2-1.
Stewart County's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Huntingdon, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Stewart County was able to grind out a solid win over Huntingdon when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-6. Will Stewart County repeat their success, or does Huntingdon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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