Hurricane has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Hurricane got themselves on the board against Riverside, but Riverside never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over the Warriors.
Kate Justice tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hurricane let Kyndall Harper and Alexandra Anderson loose on the outfield. Harper fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3, while Anderson went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Peyton Hudnall was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley faced George Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Spring Valley put the hurt on George Washington with a sharp 13-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Spring Valley sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Kate Spry, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Brenna Reedy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Hurricane has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Spring Valley, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Hurricane hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hurricane suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in March. Will Hurricane have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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