The North Charleston Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Beaufort Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row dating back to last season, North Charleston finally turned things around against Fort Dorchester on Wednesday. North Charleston put the hurt on Fort Dorchester with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering North Charleston's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Beaufort had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Trojans.
Kylie Rast made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Rast has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rast was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rast wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caylin Adkins, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
North Charleston's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-4. As for Beaufort, their record is now 12-5.
North Charleston might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Beaufort when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaufort's Adalyn Johnson, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that North Charleston 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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