Softball Preview: North Hagerstown Hubs vs. South Hagerstown Rebels
North Hagerstown is 2-8 against South Hagerstown since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Hagerstown Hubs will be staying on the road to face off against the South Hagerstown Rebels at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Hagerstown lost 16-3 to Smithsburg on Friday.
Meanwhile, South Hagerstown unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Boonsboro by a score of 6-5. South Hagerstown has struggled against Boonsboro recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Bethany Higgins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Caylee Carter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
North Hagerstown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for South Hagerstown, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
North Hagerstown suffered a grim 24-2 defeat to South Hagerstown when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Hagerstown's Kailia Burke, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that North Hagerstown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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