Cave Spring is 10-0 against Patrick Henry since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cave Spring Knights are on the road again to play the Patrick Henry Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Cave Spring's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Patrick Henry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cave Spring stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Salem.
Caitlyn Karnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Cave Spring let Ella Bishop and Sofia DeLeon loose on the outfield. Bishop scored a run while going 2-for-4, while DeLeon went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Danica Ogle, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to Jefferson Forest, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Cave Spring's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3-1. As for Patrick Henry, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14-1.
Everything went Cave Spring's way against Patrick Henry in their previous meeting on April 2nd as Cave Spring made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cave Spring since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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