The Shirley Blue Devils will square off against the Concord Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Shirley is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 2, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Calico Rock, falling 16-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Concord sidestepped Mt. Vernon-Enola for an 8-7 win. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by just one run.
L Cornett made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Cornett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on L Tharp, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Concord's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Shirley, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Shirley couldn't quite finish off Concord in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Will Shirley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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