Carterville waltzed into their match on Thursday with 28 straight wins... but they left with 29. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Nashville Hornets a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Carterville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Taryn Ford was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Ford has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Ford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Caidence Phillips looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Colbie Bennett and Kendall McCalla did most of the damage at the plate: Bennett scored a run while going 2-for-4, while McCalla went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Savannah Gibbs was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Carterville pushed their record up to 29-1 with that win, which was their 30th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nashville, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carterville will stay at home for another game and welcome Marion at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marion: 2.4, Carterville: 0.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Nashville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wesclin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesclin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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