The Southern Nash Firebirds are on the road again on Monday to play the Ayden - Grifton Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Southern Nash will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southern Nash gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Rocky Mount with a sharp 16-0 victory.
SAVANNA BAINES made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. BAINES was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, NOEL DOBBINS was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. ALIYAH CROLL was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ayden - Grifton unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of SouthWest Edgecombe. The match marked the first time this year in which Ayden - Grifton was not able to get on the board.
Ayden - Grifton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashlynn Overby, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Southern Nash's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Ayden - Grifton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Ayden - Grifton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Southern Nash has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ayden - Grifton, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Southern Nash keep running through batters, or will Ayden - Grifton buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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