Softball Recap: Currituck County comes up short despite Mimi Shields' strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 5:09pm

Softball Recap: Currituck County Knights vs. Nansemond River Warriors

Currituck County was the 6-3 winner over Nansemond River when they last played one another back in April of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Currituck County Knights took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nansemond River Warriors on Monday. Currituck County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mimi Shields was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Cervantes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Currituck County's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Nansemond River, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-6.

Currituck County will head out on the road to square off against First Flight at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Flight's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Currituck County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Nansemond River, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Deep Creek at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Deep Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.

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