Cleveland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cleveland will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rhea County on Wednesday. Cleveland's pitcher stepped up to hand Rhea County an 8-0 shutout.
Lily O'Bryan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. O'Bryan was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Folts, who went 1-for-1 with a home run. Ashley Allen was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy entered their tilt with Soddy Daisy with 25 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 26. Everything went their way against the Trojans on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. Silverdale Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 22 matches by six runs or more this season.
Like Cleveland, Silverdale Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Ella Cunningham. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Cunningham was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braylee Raby, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Stinson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs.
Cleveland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Silverdale Academy, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 39-3.
Cleveland might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Silverdale Academy when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cunningham, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Now that Cleveland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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