Crawford County has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Taylor County Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Taylor County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Crawford County, who comes in off a win.
Crawford County will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Upson-Lee on Thursday. Crawford County was the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Upson-Lee. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Taylor County didn't have quite enough to beat Spalding on Saturday and fell 6-5.
Victoria Cooper put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Skyler Searcy and Alyssa Nipper did some serious damage despite the final result: Searcy scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Nipper scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Taylor County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Crawford County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Taylor County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Crawford County skirted past Taylor County 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Will Crawford County repeat their success, or does Taylor County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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