The Rockingham County Cougars will be playing at home against the Morehead Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rockingham County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Rockingham County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ben L. Smith a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Rockingham County, who have now won three contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ava Grace Pruitt made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Pruitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Pruitt was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lily Strittmatter and Presley Rothe did most of the damage at the plate: Strittmatter went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Rothe scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Zoey Snead was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Morehead fell victim to McMichael and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Phoenix by a score of 1-0. The match marked that first time this year in which Morehead was not able to get on the board.
Morehead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saillie Aheron, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Rockingham County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Morehead, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
