McCreary Central is 1-9 against Southwestern since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McCreary Central Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Southwestern Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McCreary Central headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for six straight, but Williamsburg let them put that streak behind them. Everything went McCreary Central's way against Williamsburg on Friday as McCreary Central made off with a 12-6 win. Considering McCreary Central's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Ava Stephens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Stephens was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyllieann Hayes, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. Makayla Stephens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Southwestern scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Wayne County 26-10. The high-scoring effort was just what Southwestern needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Macie Gwin was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn McDonald, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
McCreary Central's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-8. As for Southwestern, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
McCreary Central suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Southwestern when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern's Abigail Whitescarver, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that McCreary Central 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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