Nashville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Malvern Leopards out 6-4. For Nashville, this counts as revenge for the 12-2 loss Malvern walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Nancy Worthington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Worthington has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Worthington was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rayleigh Harmon, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Nashville has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Malvern, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 8-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nashville will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against De Queen at 4:30 p.m. Nashville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Malvern, they will head out on the road to challenge Little Rock Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Little Rock Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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