Cartersville is 4-0 against Southeast Whitfield County since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cartersville Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Southeast Whitfield County Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Cartersville is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, Cartersville beat Cedartown 8-3.
Zoie Shiflett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Cartersville got a big performance out of Jordan Bishop, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Layne Callan was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Southeast Whitfield County came up short against Hiram on Tuesday and fell 8-4. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cartersville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Southeast Whitfield County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
Everything went Cartersville's way against Southeast Whitfield County in their previous meeting back in September, as Cartersville made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cartersville 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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