
Knights
03/11/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 15 |
03/26/25 @ Darlington | 11 |
03/13/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin | 11 |
04/01/25 vs Blythewood | 10 |
03/01/25 vs May River | 7 |
West Florence faced Blythewood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bengals a 10-0 shutout. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Annie Ruth Eliason made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Charisma Williams was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Hannah Marsik, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
West Florence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
West Florence has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Blythewood, they moved to 14-3 with that loss, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
West Florence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bengals: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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