The Dan River Wildcats will face off against the Patrick County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dan River is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Tunstall on Friday. They lost 12-2 to the Trojans. The Wildcats have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Hannah Lee
| 03/21/25 @ Tunstall | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Magna Vista | 0 |
| 04/17/24 vs Chatham | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Halifax County | 2 |
Dan River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Lee has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Patrick County). They put the hurt on Bassett with a sharp 20-2 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Journey Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. Moore was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and six RBI. Moore is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Patrick County got a massive performance out of Jenna Woods, who went 4-for-5 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that Woods launched this season. Another player making a difference was Hayden Lawless, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Patrick County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Patrick County's record is now 3-1. As for Dan River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Dan River suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Patrick County when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Dan River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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