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| 02/21/20 - Home | 6-4 W |
| 03/08/19 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 03/24/18 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 02/24/18 - Neutral | 5-0 W |
| 04/27/17 - Home | 16-1 W |
| + 2 more games |
Appalachian is 6-1 against Ashville since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Appalachian Eagles will welcome the Ashville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Appalachian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pennington with a sharp 8-0 victory. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ally Gladden looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Sophie Fore was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that she brought in this season. Charlie Payne was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Ashville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Bearcats 10-0. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Ashville pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Appalachian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Appalachian came out on top in a nail-biter against Ashville in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, sneaking past 6-4. Does Appalachian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ashville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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