The Holston Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Chilhowie Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Chilhowie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Holston proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rural Retreat 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cavaliers have posted since April 14th.
Rily Cobler
| 05/15/25 vs Rural Retreat | 16 |
| 05/08/25 vs Northwood | 13 |
| 05/06/25 @ Honaker | 7 |
| 05/01/25 vs Patrick Henry | 15 |
| 04/28/25 @ Rural Retreat | 12 |
| + 5 more games |
Rily Cobler was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Katie Remine was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Chilhowie suffered their closest loss since May 20, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Honaker by a score of 6-4.
Madi Preston was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Payton Hester also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Holston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Chilhowie, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
Holston couldn't quite finish off Chilhowie in their previous meeting back in April and fell 12-10. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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