Hurricane is 10-0 against Parkersburg since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hurricane Redskins will be playing at home against the Parkersburg Big Reds at 6:00 p.m. Hurricane is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Hurricane was ranked tenth). Hurricane walked away with a 9-5 victory over Cabell Midland on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hurricane.
Kate Justice spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Hurricane let Kenzie Kessel and Elise Pye loose on the outfield. Kessel scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Pye scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Bailey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parkersburg South. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Parkersburg couldn't push the score so high this time.
Parkersburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lillia Boice, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Hurricane has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Parkersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Parkersburg's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hurricane has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .462. It's a different story for Parkersburg, though, as they've only averaged .322. Will they be able to contain Hurricane's hitters?
Hurricane came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkersburg in their previous matchup on April 12th, sneaking past 6-4. Will Hurricane repeat their success, or does Parkersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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