
Chargers
03/11/25 @ South Point | 8-0 |
03/07/25 vs Forestview | 11-1 |
03/06/25 @ East Lincoln | 11-1 |
03/01/25 vs Franklin | 15-1 |
03/01/25 vs Smoky Mountain | 11-8 |
Crest waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Point Red Raiders an 8-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Chargers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Aidan Ledbetter's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Allie Summer was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Crocker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Crest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Point only posted an OBP of .222.
Crest pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Looking ahead, Crest is taking a road trip to challenge Huss at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Huss' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Point, they will square off against Lincolnton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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