South Hagerstown is 9-1 against Frederick since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Hagerstown Rebels will look to defend their home field against the Frederick Cadets at 4:45 p.m. South Hagerstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, South Hagerstown was able to grind out a solid win over Governor Thomas Johnson, taking the game 17-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Hagerstown.
Madi Wade made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Wade has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Wade was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, South Hagerstown let Bethany Higgins and Aubrey Rayhel loose on the outfield. Higgins scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-6, while Rayhel scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Chelsea Desmond was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Frederick had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Urbana on Friday.
South Hagerstown has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Frederick, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
South Hagerstown was able to grind out a solid victory over Frederick in their previous matchup on April 8th, winning 9-4. Does South Hagerstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Frederick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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