Cabell Midland is 8-2 against South Charleston since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cabell Midland Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Charleston Black Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Cabell Midland will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Cabell Midland stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Parkersburg as Cabell Midland made off with a 14-2 victory.
Cabell Midland got a great performance from Audrea Watts as she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Watts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Baylee Smith was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Bell, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Hurricane.
Caraline Dunn was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jayden Riedel, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Cabell Midland's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for South Charleston, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
South Charleston's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cabell Midland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .407. It's a different story for South Charleston, though, as they've only averaged .252. Will they be able to contain Cabell Midland's hitters?
Everything went Cabell Midland's way against South Charleston in their previous meeting last Thursday as Cabell Midland made off with a 14-0 victory. Does Cabell Midland have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Charleston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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