The Watauga Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Ashe County Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Watauga's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Watauga had to settle for a 15-14 loss against East Burke. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), Watauga still had to take the loss.
Chloe Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordin Greene, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Ashe County lost 14-4 to South Caldwell on Tuesday. Ashe County has struggled against South Caldwell recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Ashe County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ally Greer, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Noel Eason was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Watauga has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Ashe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Watauga suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Ashe County in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashe County's Maleah Lovell, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Watauga knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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