The Stringer Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Taylorsville Tartars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stringer has four straight wins, Taylorsville has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Stringer gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Taylorsville a 10-0 shutout.
Madilyn Graham made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Graham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Graham was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kayleigh Douglas was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kylie Tullos was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Stringer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Taylorsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Taylorsville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Stringer hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Taylorsville, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Stringer's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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