Cave Spring entered their tilt with Pulaski County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Pulaski County Cougars by a score of 9-6 on Friday. For Cave Spring, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 defeat Pulaski County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Caitlyn Karnes made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Karnes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddison Steffen was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayden Eanes, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Pulaski County's side, Victoria Hale was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Ritter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Cave Spring has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. As for Pulaski County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cave Spring will challenge William Byrd at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (William Byrd: 2.9, Cave Spring: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Pulaski County, they are on the road again on Monday to play Radford at 5:00 p.m. Pulaski County is facing Radford at the right time seeing as Radford is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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