The Charlestown Pirates will face off against the Corydon Central Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Charlestown's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Salem with a sharp 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Charlestown.
The result came thanks to Kennadi Schleicher-Drasler's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia O?Neil, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Corydon Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 8-2.
Jaiden Cantrell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Addyson Branham and Rease Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Branham went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Jones went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Branham is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisley Teeter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Charlestown is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Corydon Central, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
Charlestown was able to grind out a solid victory over Corydon Central in their previous meeting back in April, winning 9-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Branham, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlestown still be able to contain Branham? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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