Willow Spring had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Corinth Holders Pirates. Considering Willow Spring has won nine matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kathryn Whitehurst spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rachel Humphries was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Derby, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Corinth Holders' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pyper Vardy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Willow Spring is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Corinth Holders, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Willow Spring will be playing in front of their home fans against Fuquay - Varina at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Willow Spring's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Fuquay - Varina's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Corinth Holders, they will head out on the road to challenge Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clayton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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