Roane County is 7-0 against South Harrison since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Roane County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the South Harrison Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Roane County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Roane County's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Clay County onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Mahailey Nicholson made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Nicholson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Nicholson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Nicholson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but South Harrison had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Gilmer County on Thursday. South Harrison has not had much luck with Gilmer County recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Hope Woods was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayva Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Roane County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for South Harrison, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Roane County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12 hits per game. However, it's not like South Harrison struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8 per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Roane County's way against South Harrison in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Roane County made off with a 13-0 victory. Does Roane County have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Harrison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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