The West Florence Knights will face off against the Westwood Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
West Florence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Hartsville, who was ranked 21st at the time (West Florence was ranked 12th). The Knights fell 5-0 to the Red Foxes on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 14-3 to West Florence.
Ridgeway Marguerite was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
West Florence's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Westwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. West Florence has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Westwood, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3 strikeouts. Will West Florence keep running through batters, or will the Redhawks buck the trend?
West Florence took their victory against Westwood in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-3 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Redhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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