Verbena is 9-1 against Central of Coosa County since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Verbena Red Devils are on the road again to play the Central of Coosa County Cougars at 1:00 p.m. Verbena is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Verbena stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Tuesday. They blew past Billingsley 13-0. 13 seems to be a good number for Verbena as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jaycee Quinn made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Quinn has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maya Schuffert was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Meagan Shiver, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Central of Coosa County suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Childersburg on Tuesday. Central of Coosa County has struggled against Childersburg recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Verbena is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Central of Coosa County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything went Verbena's way against Central of Coosa County in their previous meeting back in March as Verbena made off with a 10-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verbena since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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