Softball Preview: Fort Chiswell Pioneers vs. Giles Spartans
Fort Chiswell has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Giles Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fort Chiswell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Craig County a 17-0 shutout. Considering Fort Chiswell has won nine games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Krista King made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. King has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Lilly Goforth was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Bri Cody, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Giles made easy work of Parry McCluer on Thursday and carried off a 10-1 victory.
Fort Chiswell's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Giles, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Everything went Fort Chiswell's way against Giles when the teams last played on May 3rd as Fort Chiswell made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Fort Chiswell repeat their success, or does Giles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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