West Davidson has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lexington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dragons will be playing at home against the Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Davidson has three straight wins, Lexington has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Davidson's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Thomasville. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.
Gracie Michael was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Michael was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March.
Mahala Darnell
| 04/09/25 @ Thomasville | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Salisbury | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ South Davidson | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Lexington | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Wheatmore | 1 |
In other batting news, Mahala Darnell and Meghan Leonard did most of the damage at the plate: Darnell went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Leonard scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those two doubles gave Darnell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maci Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
West Davidson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .947. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lexington duked it out with Salisbury in a bug-themed battle on Monday. The Yellowjackets lost 16-1 to the Hornets.
West Davidson's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
West Davidson took their win against Lexington when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-1 score. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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