The Chilhowie Warriors will challenge the Twin Springs Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Chilhowie 3.2, Twin Springs 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Twin Springs is facing Chilhowie at the wrong time: Chilhowie suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, Twin Springs had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Council get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Wednesday. The Titans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Makenzie Gillenwater made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Gillenwater was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off three home runs, four runs, and one triple while going 4-for-4. Those three home runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Emma Ross was incredible, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and one stolen base while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Meade, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Twin Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .737. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Twin Springs pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Chilhowie, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
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