For the second straight game, Enterprise will face off against Stringer. The Yellowjackets will welcome the Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Enterprise heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They came up short against Stringer, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their meetings with the Red Devils: they've now lost five in a row.
For Stringer's part, not much got past Madilyn Graham, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Enterprise off the board. Graham has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stringer let Rylei Pickerell and Jaycee Holifield run wild. Pickerell went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple, while Holifield went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double. Those four hits gave Pickerell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Douglas, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Stringer always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Enterprise only posted an OBP of .250.
The victory (which was Stringer's 17th in a row) raised their record to 24-3-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Enterprise, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-14.
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