South Harrison can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Braxton County Eagles a 16-0 shutout. While fans of South Harrison might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Alexis Shaw made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Shaw was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alissa Talbott, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hope Woods, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
South Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Braxton County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
South Harrison will head out on the road to take on North Marion at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Marion has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.14 runs per game on average), something South Harrison will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Braxton County, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Gilmer County at 5:00 p.m. Braxton County has given up an average of 15.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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