After two games on the road, Asheboro is heading back home. They will take on the North Moore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Asheboro's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in six consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Asheboro's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Montgomery Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, North Moore unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Jordan-Matthews by a score of 7-6. North Moore has struggled against Jordan-Matthews recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Sydney Russell put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off 12 hits. Russell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Russell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Calissa Clendenin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Ansley Preslar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Asheboro's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for North Moore, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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