The Portsmouth Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ironton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Portsmouth, who comes in off a win.
Ironton is hoping to do on Thursday what West Union couldn't on Monday: put an end to Portsmouth's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Portsmouth was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over West Union.
Emily Cheatham and Amya Carr did most of the damage at the plate: Cheatham scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Carr scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Madison Boren was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ironton unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dawson-Bryant by a score of 3-1.
Braylin Wallace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Portsmouth's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Ironton, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-5.
Portsmouth came up short against Ironton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallace, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Portsmouth knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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