The Crawford County Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Rutland Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Crawford County will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune two weeks ago. They lost 7-1 to Schley County. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rutland). They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Westside on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Briley White made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rutland got a massive performance out of Addison Payne, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gracie Newberry, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Crawford County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Rutland, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.
Crawford County took their win against Rutland when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 12-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crawford County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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