After three games on the road, Southwestern Randolph is heading back home. They will take on the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Southwestern Randolph: 1.4, Eastern Randolph: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern Randolph gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Randleman a 9-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Macie Crutchfield's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Harris, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Smith, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 6-1.
Southwestern Randolph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Eastern Randolph, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Southwestern Randolph was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern Randolph in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eastern Randolph's Addie Flinchum, who struck out 12 batters over nine innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwestern Randolph still be able to contain Flinchum? There's only one way to find out.
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