Softball Recap: Cave Spring Knights vs. Franklin County Eagles
Cave Spring put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Franklin County Eagles as the Cave Spring Knights made off with an 11-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Cave Spring as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Caitlyn Karnes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Karnes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cave Spring let Kennedy Lange and Abby Bradberry loose on the outfield. Lange went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Bradberry scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ella Bishop, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Cave Spring is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. As for Franklin County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4-1.
Cave Spring will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Christiansburg at 6:00 p.m. Cave Spring is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Franklin County, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Northside at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin County is facing Northside at the right time seeing as Northside is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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