Softball Preview: Morehead Panthers vs. West Stokes Wildcats
The Morehead Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the West Stokes Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morehead is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Morehead can't be too worried about heading out to take on West Stokes: they just beat McMichael at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Morehead came out on top against McMichael by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday.
Kylee Horsley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Morehead let Jenna Mauney and Emily Biggs loose on the outfield. Mauney scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Biggs went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Brooklynn Wray was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Stokes can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past Walkertown 15-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Stokes considering their two-run performance the match before.
Morehead is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for West Stokes, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Morehead came up short against West Stokes when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. Can Morehead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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