Lydia Gardner turned in her biggest game of the season on Friday, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fifth in a row with more than five innings. This season, Gardner has an ERA of 3.75 over 50.3 innings pitched.
Gardner and Carolina Forest will head out on the road to face off against St. James at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carolina Forest will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 90 places lower in South Carolina), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Gardner? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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