On Wednesday, Cabell Midland faced Spring Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cabell Midland Knights never let the Spring Valley Timberwolves onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win was just business as usual For Cabell Midland, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Audrea Watts made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Watts was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Addison Perdue and Hayla Norris did most of the damage at the plate: Perdue scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Norris went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Perdue is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Bell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cabell Midland pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Spring Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Cabell Midland will head out on the road to face off against Parkersburg at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Parkersburg has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Cabell Midland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Spring Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hurricane at 6:00 p.m. Spring Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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