If Asheboro was feeling good fresh off their 20-1 takedown of Thomasville last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Asheboro Blue Comets lost 24-7 to the Grimsley Whirlies on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that the Blue Comets let down their fans at home.
Odalys Castaneda Torres was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Trynitee Brady, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Asheboro hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Asheboro suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 3-3. As for Grimsley, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Asheboro will venture away from home to take on Dudley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Asheboro has given up an average of 19 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Grimsley, they will head out to challenge Ragsdale at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ragsdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.9 runs per game this season.
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